In Karnataka, a study by the Bengaluru based Indian Institute of Science has identified a set of molecular biomarkers which will help detect and predict viral or bacterial infections with high probability. It was discovered that a ten-gene RNA signature is produced in the patient’s blood based on the quantity of viral and bacterial infections. The human body produces different types of molecules in the blood depending on the type of infection.<br />”<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">Identifying the correct type of infection will help doctors prescribe proper antibiotics to the patients. The first author of the study, Sathyabaarathi Ravichandran who is a Research Associate in the Department of Biochemistry, says that if diagnosis is right, half the battle is won against the disease. The study will help differentiate between&nbsp;COVID&nbsp;19 infections from bacterial infections. The study has been published in the EBioMedicine journal.</span><br />