Accelerating the Development and Uptake of Rapid Diagnostics to Address Antibiotic Resistance
Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Global Health, Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Forum on Microbial Threats, Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and EmergenciesThe use and misuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise in drug-resistant bacteria - a serious and worsening threat to human health. The development and use of rapid point-of-care diagnostics in the healthcare setting plays an important role in avoiding unnecessary use of antimicrobials by providing clinicians with the right information at the right time to help them make decisions about appropr...
The use and misuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise in drug-resistant bacteria - a serious and worsening threat to human health. The development and use of rapid point-of-care diagnostics in the healthcare setting plays an important role in avoiding unnecessary use of antimicrobials by providing clinicians with the right information at the right time to help them make decisions about appropr...
