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Advancing Diagnostics to Address Antibacterial Resistance: The Diagnostics and Devices Committee of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
- Source :
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 64(suppl_1)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Diagnostics are a cornerstone of the practice of infectious diseases. However, various limitations frequently lead to unmet clinical needs. In most other domains, diagnostics focus on narrowly defined questions, provide readily interpretable answers, and use true gold standards for development. In contrast, infectious diseases diagnostics must contend with scores of potential pathogens, dozens of clinical syndromes, emerging pathogens, rapid evolution of existing pathogens and their associated resistance mechanisms, and the absence of gold standards in many situations. In spite of these challenges, the importance and value of diagnostics cannot be underestimated. Therefore, the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group has identified diagnostics as 1 of 4 major areas of emphasis. Herein, we provide an overview of that development, highlighting several examples where innovation in study design, content, and execution is advancing the field of infectious diseases diagnostics.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical)
030106 microbiology
Supplement Articles
Professional Staff Committees
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Sepsis
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Medicine
Molecular diagnostic techniques
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Biological Specimen Banks
business.industry
Clinical Studies as Topic
Bacterial Infections
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Leadership
Infectious Diseases
Antibacterial resistance
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Research Design
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Engineering ethics
business
Laboratories
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15376591
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- suppl_1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5ef4c76bfda7f7f2d1772afb028a662d