Clueing in on Biomarkers For Detection
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If a deployed warfighter becomes infected with an unknown biological threat agent, providing the appropriate course of treatment can be the difference between readiness and disaster. Viral infections are impervious to antibiotic drugs, so rapidly identifying the cause is vital for treatment.
As a part of its Host-Based Biomarker Discovery program, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department is tackling this problem by developing the ImmunoPOC™, a benchtop point-of-care diagnostic device. The device can differentiate between bacterial and viral infections within 15 minutes.
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