Abstract
Three hundred years after the original longitude challenge, [2] greatest minds across the globe are now working towards the new contest - "Longitude prize 2014" -a 10 million sterling pound prize announced by British prime minister, to invent a rapid, accurate, affordable test that can be used to help end users choose the right antibiotic at the right time, ameliorating the dangerous scenario of overuse of antibiotics and the resultant increase in the antibiotic resistance, and at the same time avoiding underutilization of antibiotics and mortality of patients due to sepsis. If we can identify resistant bacteria from a drop of blood, urine or other body fluids, at the point of care in a very short time, let us say in half an hour and at a very low cost, such an invention can revolutionize antibiotic usage and create a significant impact on the spiraling resistance rate in the region and at a global level.
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