Revisiting bacteriology diagnostics: how to make them globally available and accessible

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing global threat, associated with 4.71 million deaths yearly. If we do not take action to reduce this, the current trend will continue towards a sobering 8.22 million associated deaths in 2050 [1]. In light of this global emergency, we need to re-evaluate the bacteriology diagnostics landscape, emphasizing global availability and accessibility. Resistant bacterial infections have the highest death toll in sub-Saharan Africa and are frequently inappropriately treated [2].