1. Advances in Diagnostic Strategies New Approaches to an Old Problem

3. MDRO Epidemic

4. Growth in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs

5. Antibiotics The More You Use Them, the Faster You Lose Them

6. MDROs An Emerging Threat to Global Stability

7. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013

8. C difficile: Threat Level Is Urgent

9. Burden of Illness and Cost of Antibiotic Resistance

10. National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Proposed Core Actions

11. PCAST Report Executive Order -- Combating Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

12. Syndromic Approach to Rapid Diagnostic Testing

13. Automated Multiplex PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Multiple Infectious Syndromes

14. Case: 14-Year-Old Boy

15. Debrief of Case Discussion

16. Rapid Identification of Positive Blood Cultures (N=118)

17. MALDI-TOF Vs Multiplex PCR

18. The Value Proposition for Rapid Diagnostic Testing Connecting the Dots

19. Rapid Influenza Virus (A and B) Diagnostic Methods

20. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck … It's probably a duck  RIDT

21. Implementing Rapid Syndromic Testing Improves Outcomes

22. Summary

23. Abbreviations

24. Abbreviations (cont)