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Point-of-care assays for tuberculosis: role of nanotechnology/microfluidics

Wang, S. and Inci, F. and De Libero, G. and Singhal, A. and Demirci, U.. (2013) Point-of-care assays for tuberculosis: role of nanotechnology/microfluidics. Biotechnology advances, Vol. 31, H. 4. pp. 438-449.

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases and its eradication is still unattainable given the limitations of current technologies for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The World Health Organization's goal to eliminate TB globally by 2050 remains an ongoing challenge as delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of TB continue to fuel the worldwide epidemic. Despite considerable improvements in diagnostics for the last few decades, a simple and effective point-of-care TB diagnostic test is yet not available. Here, we review the current assays used for TB diagnosis, and highlight the recent advances in nanotechnology and microfluidics that potentially enable new approaches for TB diagnosis in resource-constrained settings.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Experimental Immunology (De Libero)
UniBasel Contributors:De Libero, Gennaro
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0734-9750
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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