A breakthrough urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnostic test created by Swedish company Sysmex Astrego has won the £8M ($10.2M) Longitude Prize for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research. The test is called PA-100 AST.
The test works by inserting a urine sample into a small cartridge that detects within 15 minutes whether or not an infection is bacterial. Within 45 minutes, a machine using microscopy then determines which antibiotics will work to fight the infection.