WHO releases TPP for IVDs for serious bacterial infection

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a target product profile (TPP) for serious bacterial infection among young infants. This includes neonatal sepsis, which kills 15% of the estimated 2.3 million newborns who die annually. It is estimated that 84% of newborn deaths due to infection could be averted through early diagnosis and appropriate clinical management. However, diagnostic tests for…