In Indian labs, it is not uncommon to test bacteri

In Indian labs, it is not uncommon to test bacterial mixtures for a few antibiotics available at hand and unethically report sensitivity findings for as many 20 antibiotics, assuming findings from past testing apply. This is done to justify the cost,” says Sonam Kapur, senior professor, Department of Biological Sciences at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad. Prof. Kapur and her team of researchers have created a table-top device that can test antibiotic sensitivity of a urine sample in four hours as against conventional microbiological testing that takes anywhere between 24 and 72 hours.