Rapid identification of health care–associated infections with an integrated fluorescence anisotropy system
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Park, Ki Soo
Huang, Chen-Han
Lee, Kyungheon
Yoo, Yeong-Eun
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Park, Ki Soo, Chen-Han Huang, Kyungheon Lee, Yeong-Eun Yoo, Cesar M. Castro, Ralph Weissleder, and Hakho Lee. 2016. “Rapid identification of health care–associated infections with an integrated fluorescence anisotropy system.” Science Advances 2 (5): e1600300. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600300.Abstract
Health care–associated infections (HAIs) and drug-resistant pathogens have become a major health care issue with millions of reported cases every year. Advanced diagnostics would allow clinicians to more quickly determine the most effective treatment, reduce the nonspecific use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials, and facilitate enrollment in new antibiotic treatments. We present a new integrated system, polarization anisotropy diagnostics (PAD), for rapid detection of HAI pathogens. The PAD uses changes of fluorescence anisotropy when detection probes recognize target bacterial nucleic acids. The technology is inherently robust against environmental noise and economically scalable for parallel measurements. The assay is fast (2 hours) and performed on-site in a single-tube format. When applied to clinical samples obtained from interventional procedures, the PAD determined the overall bacterial burden, differentiated HAI bacterial species, and identified drug resistance and virulence status. The PAD system holds promise as a powerful tool for near-patient, rapid HAI testing.Other Sources
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