Diagnostics are an essential part of the global effort to avert the silent AMR pandemic through:
1. Allowing for active surveillance of drug resistance
2. Enabling the optimal use of existing drugs
3. Protecting and ensuring the appropriate use of new treatments
FIND AMR Strategy - Diagnostics |
FIND AMR Diagnostic Use Accelerator |
WHO report: Landscape of diagnostics against antibacterial resistance, gaps and priorities |
WHO: Molecular methods for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) diagnostics to enhance the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System |
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: performance of in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and fungi |
AMR & Diagnostic Frontiers: developing and increasing access to AMR diagnostics in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) |
CIDRAP Stewardship: Improving patient outcomes through diagnostics in stewardship |