為瞭找到遏制超級細菌增加的新方法，科學傢們歷經十年的競爭，終於有項目摘得價值 800 萬英鎊的 “經度獎”。獲獎的是瑞典研究人員發明的一項測試，其測試儀器可以快速檢測感染是否由細菌引起，並找出對癥治療的抗生素。
Such superbugs now kill more than a million people around the world each year.
目前這種超級細菌每年導致全球一百多萬人死亡。
The test works in urinary tract infections. Put a sample in the machine and within 15 minutes, it says whether the infection is caused by bacteria. And within 45 minutes, it tells doctors the best treatment to use.
該測試適用於泌尿道感染。把樣本放入儀器中，15 分鐘內即可判斷感染是否由細菌引起。45 分鐘之內，儀器會告訴醫生最佳的治療方法。
It would stop antibiotics being wasted on viral infections which don’t respond to such treatment, but still contribute to the rise of superbugs.
它可以防止抗生素被浪費在治療病毒感染上，因為病毒感染對抗生素治療沒有反應，但仍會導致超級細菌的增加。
The original research was done at Sweden’s Uppsala University and the test is now being manufactured by the company Sysmex Astrego. The winner was decided by a panel of 17 experts who scrutinised more than 250 entries.
這個科研項目最初是在瑞典的烏普薩拉大學進行的，測試儀器目前由 Sysmex Astrego 公司制造。獲獎者是由 17 名專傢組成的評審小組在仔細審查瞭 250 多個參賽作品後選出的。
詞匯表
superbugs 超級細菌
urinary tract infections 泌尿道感染
sample 樣本
bacteria 細菌
antibiotics 抗生素
viral infections 病毒感染
scrutinised 仔細審查
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. What two things does the test do?
2. True or False? The test tells doctors which treatment to use within 15 minutes.
3. What is the benefit of this test?
4. Who decided the winner of the Longitude Prize?
答案
1. What two things does the test do?
The test says whether the infection is caused by bacteria, and then tells doctors the best treatment to use.
2. True or False? The test tells doctors which treatment to use within 15 minutes.
False. The test tells doctors which treatment to use within 45 minutes.
3. What is the benefit of this test?
The benefit is that the test would stop antibiotics being wasted on viral infections which don’t respond to such treatment.
4. Who decided the winner of the Longitude Prize?
The winner was decided by a panel of 17 experts.
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