Research towards more effective preventative agents should be encouraged including the use of combinations of agents to prevent the formation of de novo adhesions, as well as adhesion reformation.
The high costs of aquatic invasive species call for more effective preventative measures [9].
Further, the total cost of diagnosis and management of OM exceeds $5 billion annually in the US alone which serves to underscore the need to develop more effective preventative and therapeutic strategies for this prevalent disease [3], [4], [5], [6].
As a field, we need to recognize that this approach in time will lead to clinical advances to better predict disease and to the design of more effective preventative strategies and treatment.
A sensitive and specific disease or injury marker such as an early protein abnormality could provide a warning sign prior to being symptomatic, and hence could result in more effective preventative care or treatment options to improve outcome.
The discovery of the principal phylogenetic families of M. tuberculosis and the description of their properties, especially drug resistance, will help the selection of more effective preventative measures in the fight against tuberculosis in the complicated epidemic situation in Ukraine.
