A rapid point-of-care test for early prediction diabetic foot ulcer pathogenesis

糖尿病足溃疡是一个严重的医疗保健问题，与显着的发病率，成本和死亡率。一种低成本的简单快速的护理点测试可以帮助预测糖尿病足溃疡（DFU）的感染，并在家中和社区提供最佳和及时的自我驱动管理，这将对生活质量，护理和成本产生重大影响。我们将对正在开发的这种试验进行技术和商业可行性研究。我们将调整我们的新型微生物测试以适用于DFU，接收有关其验证数据的临床反馈，并与行业专家，临床专家和患者/公众合作制定商业计划。

Diabetic foot ulcer is a severe healthcare problem that is associated with significant morbidity, costs, and mortality. A low-cost simple and rapid point-of-care test that can help predict infection in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and inform optimal and timely self-driven management at home and in the community will have a significant impact on quality of life, care, and costs. We will carry out the technological and commercial feasibility of such a test under development. We will adapt our novel microbial test to work for DFU, receive clinical feedback on its validation data and develop a commercial plan working together with industry specialists, clinical experts, and patients/public.