传染病在美国的挑战
Rima F Khabbaz1, Robin R Moseley1, Riley J Steiner2
1Office of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 6, 2014
概括
传染病在美国构成重大威胁,影响健康和医疗保健. 除了抗微生物药物耐药性,还需要综合诊断和广泛的伙伴关系来应对特有,与医疗保健相关的和新出现的感染.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 传染病对美国的健康和医疗保健资源造成了巨大的负担.
- 流行性感染,如慢性肝炎和艾滋病毒,性传播感染,医疗保健相关感染和食物传播疾病,影响着数百万人,加剧了健康差异.
- 尽管取得了进展,但疫苗可预防的疾病继续导致疫情爆发,新出现/重新出现的感染和抗菌素耐药性仍是全球持续挑战.
研究的目的:
- 突出美国传染病带来的持续和多方面的挑战.
- 强调将科学和技术进步纳入公共卫生战略的必要性.
- 强调各种伙伴关系在打击传染病负担方面的关键作用.
主要方法:
- 审查当前的传染病趋势和挑战在美国.
- 分析导致持续疾病负担和疫情爆发的因素.
- 检查技术整合和协作努力在疾病控制中的作用.
主要成果:
- 严重的健康和医疗保健资源负担仍然存在,原因是特有,医疗保健相关和疫苗可预防的传染病.
- 新出现的感染和抗菌素耐药性代表着日益增长的全球威胁,需要立即采取行动.
- 将分子诊断和生物信息学纳入公共卫生领域是一个关键的优先事项.
结论:
- 有效减少传染病负担需要政府,医疗保健,学术和工业部门的强大,多元化的伙伴关系,以及公众的参与.
- 持续警和创新策略对于管理既有和新型传染病威胁至关重要.
- 利用科学和技术进步对于加强对传染病的公共卫生反应至关重要.
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