The gold-standard antibiotic screening test has fundamental issues, but UCSB researchers have developed a new test -- one that's much more accurate. The study's lead author speaks with KCSB's Joyce Chi on why the healthcare industry can't let go of the gold-standard test, and on what the new test means for fighting antibiotic resistance.

UCSB Researchers Develop a New Antibiotics Screening Test

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