In this first of two reports from this year’s British Society for Microbial Technology Annual Microbiology Conference, BSMT Chair Dr Mark Wilks and colleagues look at three presentations from the morning session. Two demonstrate the efforts being made at the cutting edge of practice, while the third what can be achieved with limited resources.
‘Rapid diagnostics: warts and all’ was the title of the 39th Annual Microbiology Conference of the British Society for Microbial Technology (BSMT). It was originally a working title for want of a better one, but in fact it turned out to be quite appropriate as we were looking at ‘warts’ – the problems with rapid diagnostics as well as the ‘and all’ – the potential for widespread coverage and perhaps the detection of all pathogens. All this against a background of increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and how it could be reduced. It was held at the UKHSA site in Colindale, North London to a packed-out lecture theatre. Here in the first of two articles, we review some of the key points from the meeting.
Rapid diagnostics: an overview
The meeting began with a keynote talk by Dr Luke Moore, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, & Virology, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, which was delivered with considerable elan. His wide-ranging talk gave a comprehensive overview of the whole area focusing on three areas in particular:
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