Advancing preparedness for clinical research during infectious disease epidemics

Nina Gobat; John Amuasi; Yazdan Yazdanpanah; Louise Sigfid; Hugh Davies; John-Paul Byrne; Gail Carson; Christopher Butler; Alistair Nichol; Herman Goossens

doi:10.1183/23120541.00227-2018

Advancing preparedness for clinical research during infectious disease epidemics

ERJ Open Res. 2019 May 20;5(2):00227-2018. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00227-2018. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Nuffield Dept of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
² Dept of Global Health, Kumasi Collaborative Center for Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana.
³ Dept Infectious Diseases, Hopital Bichat - Claude-Bernard, Paris, France.
⁴ Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁵ Oxford Research Ethics Committee, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Clinical Research Center, University College Dublin, Dublin, UK.
⁷ Dept of Microbiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Abstract

Clinical research is vital for an effective response to infectious disease epidemics. To be viable, preparations must be made in anticipation of infectious disease epidemics and must address barriers to rapid deployment and implementation. bit.ly/2IzUlyv.

Publication types

Editorial