Advances in miniaturized nanosensing platforms for analysis of pathogenic bacteria and viruses

AM Zeid, IM Mostafa, B Lou, G Xu - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Pathogenic bacteria and viruses are the main causes of infectious diseases all over the
world. Early diagnosis of such infectious diseases is a critical step in management of their …

Cell-free DNA: a promising biomarker in infectious diseases

Y Hu, Y Zhao, Y Zhang, W Chen, H Zhang, X Jin - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Infectious diseases pose serious threats to public health worldwide. Conventional diagnostic
methods for infectious diseases often exhibit low sensitivity, invasiveness, and long …

An integrated method for targeted Oxford Nanopore sequencing and automated bioinformatics for the simultaneous detection of bacteria, fungi, and ARG

S Kuruwa, A Zade, S Shah, R Moidu… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims The use of metagenomics for pathogen identification in clinical practice has been
limited. Here we describe a workflow to encourage the clinical utility and potential of NGS for …

Accuracy of nanopore sequencing as a diagnostic assay for pulmonary tuberculosis versus smear, culture and xpert MTB/RIF: a head-to-head comparison

J Yang, W Ye, C Zhang, W Lin, L Mei, S Liu… - Tropical medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Early diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is pivotal for achieving effective
tuberculosis (TB) control. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of nanopore …

Ultrafast Detection of β-Lactamase Resistance in Klebsiella Pneumoniae from Blood Culture by Nanopore Sequencing

M Vidal-García, M Urrutikoetxea-Gutiérrez… - Future …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: This study aimed to assess the ultra-fast method using MinION™ sequencing for rapid
identification of β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from positive …

Evaluation of targeted sequencing for pathogen identification in bone and joint infections: a cohort study from China

Q Zhang, Y Ding, Q Ren, F Zhang, G Lyu, T Lu… - Annals of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Bone and joint tuberculosis (BJTB) is a distinct variant of tuberculosis in which
clinical diagnosis often leads to relative misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses. This study …

Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies

CJ Dyer, JJ De Waele, JA Roberts - Current Opinion in Critical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
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MCC 300512 CURRENT OPINION Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring Microorganisms Associated to Acute Febrile Illness and Severe Neurological Disorders of Unknown Origin: A Nanopore Metagenomics Approach

KMF Moreno, VA de Andrade, FC de Melo Iani… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Acute febrile illness (AFI) and severe neurological disorders (SNDs) often present diagnostic
challenges due to their potential origins from a wide range of infectious agents. Nanopore …

Targeted nanopore sequencing using clinical specimens for the rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

G Yu, L Fang, Y Shen, F Zhong, X Xu - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 - Springer
Background The clinical presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is atypical and
it is easily confused with other diseases such as common infections, making prompt …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and treatment of refractory infectious diseases using nanopore sequencing technology: Three case reports

QM Deng, J Zhang, YY Zhang, M Jia… - World Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Infectious diseases are still one of the greatest threats to human health, and
the etiology of 20% of cases of clinical fever is unknown; therefore, rapid identification of …