Researchers use smart phone to make a faster infection detector

(Washington State University) Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable laboratory on a phone that works nearly as well as clinical laboratories to detect common viral and bacterial infections.The work could lead to faster and lower-cost lab results for fast-moving viral and bacterial epidemics, especially in rural or lower-resource regions where laboratory equipment and medical personnel are sometimes not readily available.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news