'Breathalyser' may lower antibiotic use

By Nina Massey
Updated September 13 2019 - 4:38pm, first published 4:32pm
A breath test to detect bacteria could lower antiobiotic prescriptions, according to new research.
A breath test to detect bacteria could lower antiobiotic prescriptions, according to new research.

The prescribing of antibiotics could be drastically reduced by a device that detects bacteria in human breath, scientists say.

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