New test to quickly identify pneumonia could save thousands of lives a year

British scientists have developed a quick test which could help save some of the 30,000 people killed by pneumonia each year.

The test allows doctors to return results identifying bacteria in infected lungs within a minute on intensive care wards. Currently patients are pumped full of strong antibiotics as a precaution while fluid tests are carried out which take days.

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