11. Kits for detecting urinary tract infections at home are already available over the counter, but Barry does not think antibiotics will be sold without prescription anytime soon. 12. Previous tests for HIV and hepatitis C looked for the antibodies that are produced when the body detects an infection. 13. Should it be as soon as infection is detected? 14. The company is about to begin clinical trials, using breath samples to detect infections in the upper respiratory tract. 15. The infection is detected by the presence of antibodies in the blood, formed by the immune system to attack the virus. 16. We have learned there is a window of time between when a person is infected and the point at which existing HIV antibody tests will detect that infection. 17. Only Ferlite Scientific Research Inc., where six more infections were detected by American Ebola experts, remained covered by the export ban, said Health Secretary Carmencita Reodica. 18. The new test can sometimes detect infections earlier than the conventional test. 19. Under current U.S. policy, prospective immigrants must get chest X-rays to detect active infections, but not TB skin tests, which can detect latent infections. 20. The disease is easily treated with antibiotics if the infection is detected early. |