Molecular Imaging of Bacterial Infections: Overcoming the Barriers to Clinical Translation

Overview

Journal Sci Transl Med

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2019 Sep 6

PMID 31484790

Citations 53

Authors

Alvaro A Ordonez

Mark A Sellmyer

Gayatri Gowrishankar

Camilo A Ruiz-Bedoya

Elizabeth W Tucker

Christopher J Palestro

Dima A Hammoud

Sanjay K Jain

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Abstract

Clinical diagnostic tools requiring direct sample testing cannot be applied to infections deep within the body, and clinically available imaging tools lack specificity. New approaches are needed for early diagnosis and monitoring of bacterial infections and rapid detection of drug-resistant organisms. Molecular imaging allows for longitudinal, noninvasive assessments and can provide key information about infectious processes deep within the body.

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