DNA sequencing to improve treatment of urinary infections

(University of East Anglia) Urinary tract infections could be treated more quickly and efficiently using a DNA sequencing device the size of a USB stick -- according to research from the University of East Anglia.Researchers used a new device called MinION to perform nanopore sequencing to characterize bacteria from urine samples four times more quickly than using traditional methods of culturing bacteria.The new method can also detect antibiotic resistance -- allowing patients to be treated mor...