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. 2017 Feb 6:5:6.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00006. eCollection 2017.

Where Sepsis and Antimicrobial Resistance Countermeasures Converge

Timothy J J Inglis  1 , Nadia Urosevic  1
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Where Sepsis and Antimicrobial Resistance Countermeasures Converge

Timothy J J Inglis et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

The United Nations General Assembly debate on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) recognizes the global significance of AMR. Much work needs to be done on technology capability and capacity to convert the strategic intent of the debate into operational plans and tangible outcomes. Enhancement of the biomedical science-clinician interface requires better exploitation of systems biology tools for in-laboratory and point of care methods that detect sepsis and characterize AMR. These need to link sepsis and AMR data with responsive, real-time surveillance. We propose an AMR sepsis register, similar in concept to a cancer registry, to aid coordination of AMR countermeasures.

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; biocomplexity; infection control; integrated systems biology; microbial forensics; sepsis.

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Figure 1
The sepsis management continuum, showing alignment of time-critical clinical decision points with clinical microbiology laboratory data generation.
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Figure 2
Technical progression in support of AMR/sepsis countermeasures.
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