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Review
. 2013 Dec;57 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S139-70.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cit578.

Better tests, better care: improved diagnostics for infectious diseases

Angela M Caliendo  1 , David N Gilbert, Christine C Ginocchio, Kimberly E Hanson, Larissa May, Thomas C Quinn, Fred C Tenover, David Alland, Anne J Blaschke, Robert A Bonomo, Karen C Carroll, Mary Jane Ferraro, Lisa R Hirschhorn, W Patrick Joseph, Tobi Karchmer, Ann T MacIntyre, L Barth Reller, Audrey F Jackson; Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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Review

Better tests, better care: improved diagnostics for infectious diseases

Angela M Caliendo et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec.

Erratum in

  • Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May;58(9):1346

Abstract

In this IDSA policy paper, we review the current diagnostic landscape, including unmet needs and emerging technologies, and assess the challenges to the development and clinical integration of improved tests. To fulfill the promise of emerging diagnostics, IDSA presents recommendations that address a host of identified barriers. Achieving these goals will require the engagement and coordination of a number of stakeholders, including Congress, funding and regulatory bodies, public health agencies, the diagnostics industry, healthcare systems, professional societies, and individual clinicians.

Keywords: clinical microbiology; diagnostics; infectious diseases; molecular diagnostics; point-of-care testing; rapid diagnostics.

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Comment in

  • Why do some human viruses remain recalcitrant to cultivation?
    Morinet F, Capron C, Mazure NM, Pillet S. Morinet F, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;58(5):752-3. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit802. Epub 2013 Dec 12. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24336825 No abstract available.
  • Better tests also in primary care.
    Llor C, Butler CC. Llor C, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May;58(10):1487-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu079. Epub 2014 Feb 10. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24519871 No abstract available.
  • Reply to Llor and Butler.
    Jackson AF, Caliendo AM. Jackson AF, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May;58(10):1488-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu082. Epub 2014 Feb 10. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24519872 No abstract available.

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