A systematic review of biomarkers to detect active tuberculosis

E MacLean, T Broger, S Yerlikaya… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Millions of cases of tuberculosis (TB) go undiagnosed each year. Better diagnostic tools are
urgently needed. Biomarker-based or multiple marker biosignature-based tests, ideally …

Advances in the molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis: from probes to genomes

D Machado, I Couto, M Viveiros - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2019 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis, disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is currently the leading cause
of death by a single infectious agent worldwide. Early, rapid and accurate identification of M …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of in-house real-time PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Wei, X Zhang, C Wei, L Yao, Y Li, X Zhang… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background In recent years, studies on the diagnostic accuracy of in-house real-time PCR
(hRT-PCR) assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) have been reported …

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples by a dry methyl green loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method

J Thapa, B Maharjan, M Malla, Y Fukushima, A Poudel… - Tuberculosis, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to develop a simple visual methyl green (MeG) based dry loop-
mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for early detection of Mycobacterium …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of commercial molecular diagnostics for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in China: a systematic review

S Deng, Y Sun, H Xia, Z Liu, L Gao, J Yang, Y Zhao… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
This systematic review assesses the accuracy of molecular diagnostic methods for the
detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in studies performed in China, published in Chinese …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit® assays on tuberculosis case detection in Madagascar

N Rakotosamimanana, SG Lapierre… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis rapid molecular assays, including GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and
Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit®, are highly sensitive and specific. Such performance does …

Development and evaluation of rapid and specific sdaA LAMP-LFD assay with Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis

D Joon, M Nimesh, S Gupta, C Kumar… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is need for rapid and cost-effective diagnostic test for tuberculosis. The present study
was carried out to design a Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay combined …

Rapid sex determination of a wild passerine species using loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

HR Koch, E Blohm‐Sievers… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many bird species are sexually monomorphic and cannot be sexed based on phenotypic
traits. Rapid sex determination is often a necessary component of avian studies focusing on …

Diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Indian population

R Rajput, P Singh, R Sarin, P Sethi… - Journal of microbiological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Confirmatory diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis remains a true
challenge owing to difficulty in procuring appropriate specimen, inefficient laboratory …

Deep-ultraviolet optoelectronic devices enabled by the hybrid integration of next-generation semiconductors and emerging device platforms

N Alfaraj - 2019 - repository.kaust.edu.sa
In this dissertation, the design and fabrication of deep-ultraviolet photodetectors were
investigated based on gallium oxide and its alloys, through the heterogeneous integration …