• Expert guidance on target product profile development for AMR diagnostic tests 

      Bachmann, Till T.; Mitsakakis, Konstantinos; Hays, John P.; van Belkum, Alex; Russom, Aman; Luedke, Gerd; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Abel, Gyorgy; Peter, Harald; Goossens, Herman; Moran-Gilad, Jacob; Vila, Jordi; Becker, Karsten; Moons, Pieter; Sampath, Rangarajan; Peeling, Rosanna W.; Luz, Saturnino; van Staa, Tjeerd; Di Gregori, Valentina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-18)
      Diagnostics are widely considered crucial in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is expected to kill 10 million people annually by 2030. Nevertheless, there remains a substantial gap between the need for AMR diagnostics versus their development and implementation. To help address this problem, target product profiles (TPP) have been developed to focus developers’ attention on the ...
    • The successful uptake and sustainability of rapid infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance point-of-care testing requires a complex 'mix-and-match' implementation package 

      Hays, John P.; Mitsakakis, Konstantinos; Luz, Saturnino; van Belkum, Alex; Becker, Karsten; van den Bruel, Ann; Harbarth, Stephan; Rex, John H.; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Werner, Guido; Di Gregori, Valentina; Lüdke, Gerd; van Staa, Tjeerd; Moran-Gilad, Jacob; Bachmann, Till T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-02)
      The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance is one of the major global issues currently threatening the health and wealth of nations, with effective guidelines and intervention strategies urgently required. Such guidelines and interventions should ideally be targeted at individuals, communities, and nations, requiring international coordination for maximum effect. In this respect, the ...