Understanding diagnostic challenges and identifying priorities to tackle antimicrobial resistance in conflict…

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Armed conflict is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Diagnostics are critical tools for limiting the impact of AMR where resources are limited. We analyse how conflict shifts the needs and deliverability of AMR diagnostics and identify opportunities to strengthen scope and capacity in these settings with persistent state-delivered health governance and policy. Key priorities include optimisation of robust diagnostic processing, workload and data sharing tools, and procurement policies suitable for resource-limited settings, including linked electronic workload and data-sharing tools with offline options, to support delivery of individual patient care, infection prevention and control, and surveillance.

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@article{pallett2026understanding,
  title = {{Understanding diagnostic challenges and identifying priorities to tackle antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones}},
  author = {Scott JC Pallett and Olena V. Moshynets and Maria V. Villegas and Raheelah Ahmad and Muzamil M. Abdel Hamid and Hana Elbadawi and Souha S. Kanj and David L. Paterson and Luke SP Moore and Matthew K. O’Shea and Sara E. Boyd},
  journal = {Communications Medicine},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1038/s43856-026-01866-2},
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-026-01866-2},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Understanding diagnostic challenges and identifying priorities to tackle antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones
AU  - Scott JC Pallett
AU  - Olena V. Moshynets
AU  - Maria V. Villegas
AU  - Raheelah Ahmad
AU  - Muzamil M. Abdel Hamid
AU  - Hana Elbadawi
AU  - Souha S. Kanj
AU  - David L. Paterson
AU  - Luke SP Moore
AU  - Matthew K. O’Shea
AU  - Sara E. Boyd
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/24
JO  - Communications Medicine
DO  - 10.1038/s43856-026-01866-2
UR  - https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-026-01866-2
AB  - Armed conflict is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Diagnostics are critical tools for limiting the impact of AMR where resources are limited. We analyse how conflict shifts the needs and deliverability of AMR diagnostics and identify opportunities to strengthen scope and capacity in these settings with persistent state-delivered health governance and policy. Key priorities include optimisation of robust diagnostic processing, workload and data sharing tools, and procurement policies suitable for resource-limited settings, including linked electronic workload and data-sharing tools with offline options, to support delivery of individual patient care, infection prevention and control, and surveillance.
SN  - 2730-664X
ER  -

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