Five Inconvenient Truths To Know About Infectious Diseases
PUBLICATION DATE: September 04, 2025
SUMMARY
IDstewardship.com | May 2025
Infectious diseases continue to challenge health systems worldwide, often spreading faster than our ability to respond. Despite advances in science, outbreaks still catch us off guard, and delays in detecting and sharing information cost valuable time and can have deadly consequences. Clinical diagnostics play a crucial role in this fight, helping healthcare professionals to identify infections earlier, monitor how they spread, and guide patient therapy with data-driven decision-making while supporting antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices.
This article reveals five important, but often overlooked, truths about infectious diseases, offering insight into their complexity, current and future challenges, the importance of vigilance, and the critical role of diagnostics in coordinated public health strategies.
FEATURED EXPERT
Timothy P. Gauthier, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Program Manager, Baptist Health South Florida, Clinical Pharmacy Enterprise
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When infectious diseases move fast, diagnostics must move faster to combat AMR and protect public health.
