[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterial-based sensors for the detection of biological threat agents

CE Rowland, CW Brown III, JB Delehanty, IL Medintz - Materials Today, 2016 - Elsevier
The danger posed by biological threat agents and the limitations of modern detection
methods to rapidly identify them underpins the need for continued development of novel …

Fighting an old disease with modern tools: characteristics and molecular detection methods of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A Engström - Infectious Diseases, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease, but not a disease of the past. The increasing
prevalence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of …

Development of Au‐Nanoprobes Combined with Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

J Ckumdee, T Kaewphinit, K Chansiri… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) is Mycobacterium tuberculosis that does not
respond to isoniazid and rifampicin, so the condition worsens continuously and creates …

Accurate Detection of Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains

KS Song, SB Nimse, HJ Kim, J Yang, T Kim - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
In 2013 alone, the death rate among the 9.0 million people infected with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (TB) worldwide was around 14%, which is unacceptably high. An empiric …