This funding opportunity will support projects relevant to any of the following research areas:
- Projects that have a human health focus at the patient or bedside level (adult and/or pediatric).
- Diagnostic tools that distinguish bacterial from viral infections (e.g. host biomarkers, multiplex, etc.) both qualitatively or quantitatively.
- Pathogen (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)-specific diagnostics, providing information on susceptibility/resistance to antimicrobial agents.
- Diagnostic tools that permit at least one of the following:
- a shorter time-to-result identification of specific infectious agent and their resistance profile;
- an increased sensitivity and/or simplicity of test or allow for more minimally invasive specimen collection;
- a facilitated communication of results to healthcare provider or public health practitioner; and
- a rapid diagnostics for resource-limited settings.
- Evaluations of POC testing for AMR in different settings.
- Studies on feasibility, acceptability, change in policies for the introduction of POC tests for detecting resistance microbial pathogens.
Application Deadline: 2018-08-15