Blue Skies research is essential for ending the Tuberculosis pandemic and advancing a personalized medicine approach for holistic management of Respiratory Tract infections

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OBJECTIVES: Investments into 'Blue Skies' fundamental TB research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not been forthcoming. We highlight why blue skies research will be essential for achieving global TB control and eradicating TB.

METHODS: We review the historical background to early TB discovery research and give examples of where investments into basic science and fundamental 'blue skies research' are delivering novel data and approaches to advance diagnosis, management and holistic care for patients with active and latent TB infection.

FINDINGS: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that making available adequate funding for priority investments into 'Blue skies research' to delineate scientific understanding of a new infectious diseases threat to global health security can lead to rapid development and rollout of new diagnostic platforms, treatments, and vaccines. Several advances in new TB diagnostics, new treatments and vaccine development are underpinned by basic science research.

CONCLUSIONS: Blue Skies research is required to pave the way for a personalized medicine approach for management of TB and other Respiratory Tract Infections and preventing long-term functional disability. Transfer of skills and resources by wealthier nations is required to empower researchers in LMICs countries to engage in and lead Blue Skies research.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:124 Suppl 1

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 124 Suppl 1(2022) vom: 28. Nov., Seite S69-S74

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ntoumi, Francine [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Eskild [VerfasserIn]
Mwaba, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Aklillu, Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Mfinanga, Sayoki [VerfasserIn]
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy [VerfasserIn]
Maeurer, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Zumla, Alimuddin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Basic science
Blue skies research
Fundamental
Journal Article
Research
Review
Tuberculosis

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Date Completed 16.12.2022

Date Revised 20.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338317325