title: Unmet diagnostic needs in infectious disease.
abstract: Accurate diagnosis is critical to providing appropriate care in infectious diseases (ID). New technologies for infectious disease diagnostics are emerging, but gaps remain in test development and availability. The Emerging Infections Network surveyed ID physicians to assess unmet diagnostic needs. Responses reflected the urgent need to identify drug-resistant infections and highlighted the potential for early diagnosis to improve antibiotic stewardship. Information gained from this survey can help inform recommendations for new diagnostic test development in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Electronic address: anne.blaschke@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Anne J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blaschke
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Beekmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Polgreen
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Electronic address: kim.hanson@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberly E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis; D003625:Data Collection; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009656:North America; D010820:Physicians; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Emerging Infections Network; Infectious disease; Rapid diagnostics; Survey; Unmet diagnostic needs