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Published online 20 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040216-17
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Test may lower antibiotic use
New method could cut unnecessary prescriptions.
A new test could help doctors determine whether patients will benefit from antibiotics. The technique could halve prescriptions of the antibacterial drugs, and help slow the rise of antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'.
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