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Insights from ESCMID 2025: trends and future in diagnostic testing
This article, featuring insights from James Blakemore and Leigh Shelford, explores how ESCMID 2025 marked a shift from technology-led innovation to outcome-led diagnostics. Covering key themes including AMR, syndromic testing, sequencing, and AI, it highlights why usability, integration, and real-world impact are now critical to platform success.