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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.

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The test not only brings diagnostic and prescription times down from days to minutes, but its small size will allow doctors to perform such tests first-hand in their offices.

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The test not only brings diagnostic and prescription times down from days to minutes, but its small size will allow doctors to perform such tests themselves from their offices.

The race to develop an AMR breakthrough began 10 years ago, with PA-100 taking first place out of 250 submissions sent to the charity behind the Longitude Prize. This comes as the UN projects global deaths due to drug-resistant bacteria will reach 10M by 2050.

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While roughly 25% of antibiotics are currently retired due to bacteria adapting to resist them, scientists believe this new technology could allow for old ones to be brought back into use for treatment.

Countries like the UK are still studying the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the test. Scientists like Prof. Laura Piddock of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership believe it will only be a "game-changer" for wealthy countries.

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