TATFAR WORKSHOP: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS ...

15 December 2011

On 28-29 Sep 2011 US and EU members of the Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR) met in Brussels for a workshop aiming at identifying factors negatively impacting the development, approval, introduction and appropriate use of new diagnostic tools for invasive bacterial infections in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The presentations from the workshop are now available.

 

TATFAR Workshop: Challenges and solutions in the development of new diagnostic tests to combat antimicrobial resistance

The workshop addressed the role of diagnostic tools in the development of novel antibacterials and the challenges in the development of companion diagnostics by drug developers. The intended outcomes of the workshop were the identification of existing barriers and possible solutions in the following areas:

1. Factors limiting the development and use of contemporary diagnostic tools
2. Identification of key partners that need to join the effort to advance diagnostics into clinical practice
3. The role of improved diagnostic tests in enhancing clinical development of novel antimicrobials

Access to the presentations and more information on the ECDC website

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