Smartphone cameras can speed up urinary tract infection diagnosis

(University of Bath) Biological Engineers at the University of Bath have developed a test that could help medics quickly diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs), using a normal smartphone camera. Similar in principle to a pregnancy test, the process can identify the presence of harmful E. coli bacteria in a urine sample in just 25 minutes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news