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ReviewInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2022

Blue Skies research is essential for ending the Tuberculosis pandemic and advancing a personalized medicine approach for holistic management of Respiratory Tract infections.

Francine Ntoumi, Eskild Petersen, Peter Mwaba, Eleni Aklillu, Sayoki Mfinanga, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Markus Maeurer, Alimuddin Zumla

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Review in International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francine NtoumiFondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale (FCRM), Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; Institute for Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: fntoumi@fcrm-congo.com.
Eskild PetersenEuropean Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections Task Force, ESCMID, Basel, Switzerland; Institute for Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark; European Travel Medicine Network, Méditerranée Infection Foundation, Marseille, France. Electronic address: eskild.petersen@gmail.com.
Peter MwabaLusaka Apex Medical University, Faculty of Medicine: Zambia National Public Health Institute; UNZA-UCLMS Research and Training Project, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: pbmwaba2000@gmail.com.
Eleni AklilluDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital-Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: Eleni.Aklillu@ki.se.
Sayoki MfinangaMuhimbili Medical Research Centre National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Electronic address: gsmfinanga@yahoo.com.
Dorothy Yeboah-ManuNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Electronic address: Dyeboah-Manu@noguchi.ug.edu.gh.
Markus MaeurerImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal; Medizinische Klinik, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: markus.maeurer@fundacaochampalimaud.pt.
Alimuddin ZumlaDivision of Infection and Immunity, Center for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: a.zumla@ucl.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesInvestments into 'Blue Skies' fundamental TB research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not been forthcoming. We highlight why blue skies research will be essential for achieving global TB control and eradicating TB.

methodsWe review the historical background to early TB discovery research and give examples of where investments into basic science and fundamental 'blue skies research' are delivering novel data and approaches to advance diagnosis, management and holistic care for patients with active and latent TB infection.

findingsThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown that making available adequate funding for priority investments into 'Blue skies research' to delineate scientific understanding of a new infectious diseases threat to global health security can lead to rapid development and rollout of new diagnostic platforms, treatments, and vaccines. Several advances in new TB diagnostics, new treatments and vaccine development are underpinned by basic science research.

conclusionsBlue Skies research is required to pave the way for a personalized medicine approach for management of TB and other Respiratory Tract Infections and preventing long-term functional disability. Transfer of skills and resources by wealthier nations is required to empower researchers in LMICs countries to engage in and lead Blue Skies research.

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COVID-19Mycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisHumansPandemicsPrecision Medicinebasic scienceblue skies researchfundamentalResearchTuberculosis

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PMID35301102
PMCPMC8920086

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