Improved conventional and new approaches in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

B Dong, Z He, Y Li, X Xu, C Wang, J Zeng - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). Timely diagnosis and effective treatment are essential in the …

Broad-spectrum theranostics and biomedical application of functionalized nanomaterials

M Alshamrani - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is an important branch of science in therapies known as “nanomedicine”
and is the junction of various fields such as material science, chemistry, biology, physics …

Diagnosis of genitourinary tuberculosis: detection of mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan and MPT-64 biomarkers within urine extracellular vesicles by nano-based …

E Kamra, T Prasad, A Rais, B Dahiya, A Sheoran… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We detected a cocktail of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan (LAM) and MPT-
64 biomarkers within urine extracellular vesicles (EVs) of genitourinary TB (GUTB) patients …

Diagnosis of tuberculosis by nanoparticle-based immuno-PCR assay based on mycobacterial MPT64 and CFP-10 detection

B Dahiya, T Prasad, V Singh, A Khan, E Kamra… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To improve the diagnostic accuracy of immuno-PCR (I-PCR) in tuberculosis (TB)
patients by using functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coupled with detection …

Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay

B Dahiya, N Mehta, A Soni… - Expert Review of Molecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is an arduous task owing to
different anatomical locations, unusual clinical presentations, and sparse bacillary load in …

Diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis by real-time immuno-PCR assay based on detection of a cocktail of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFP-10 and HspX proteins

P Mor, B Dahiya, S Sharma, A Sheoran… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Diagnosis of peritoneal TB is difficult owing to unusual clinical manifestations
and low sensitivities obtained with most of the available diagnostic modalities. Hence, there …

Recent updates in diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis with emphasis on nucleic acid amplification tests

P Mor, B Dahiya, S Parshad, P Gulati… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a common epitome of extrapulmonary TB
(EPTB), wherein peritoneal and intestinal TB are the most prevalent forms. Diagnosis of …

Diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis by immuno‐PCR assay based on mycobacterial antigen 85 complex detection

A Khan, R Singh, S Sharma, V Singh… - Letters in Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OATB) exhibits serious challenges owing to
paucibacillary nature of specimens and localization of disease at sites that are difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] A gold nanoparticle colorimetric probe-based biosensor for rapid detection of VIM-2 and IMP-1 metallo-beta lactamase genes

S Kadivarian, S Kooti, H Ahmadpour_Yazdi… - Sensing and Bio …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite actions to reduce the prevalence of antibiotic resistance, antibiotic resistance
remains a major threat in the treatment and control of infections. Therefore, the development …

Insight into diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis with special focus on nucleic acid amplification tests

A Soni, A Guliani, K Nehra, PK Mehta - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Pleural tuberculosis (TB) is the archetype of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), which
mainly affects the pleural space and leads to exudative pleural effusion. Diagnosis of pleural …