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Xinghai Ning1, Wonewoo Seo2, Seungjun Lee1, Kiyoko Takemiya3, Mohammad Rafi1, Xuli Feng1, Daiana Weiss3, Xiaojian Wang1, Larry Williams2, Vernon M Camp2, Malveaux Eugene2, W Robert Taylor4, Mark Goodman2, Niren Murthy1.
Abstract
A positron emission tomography (PET) tracer composed of (18)F-labeled maltohexaose (MH(18)F) can image bacteria in vivo with a sensitivity and specificity that are orders of magnitude higher than those of fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)FDG). MH(18)F can detect early-stage infections composed of as few as 10(5) E. coli colony-forming units (CFUs), and can identify drug resistance in bacteria in vivo. MH(18)F has the potential to improve the diagnosis of bacterial infections given its unique combination of high specificity and sensitivity for bacteria.Entities:
Keywords: bacterial infections; maltodextrin transporters; maltohexaose; positron emission tomography; radiochemistry
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25330976 PMCID: PMC4430476 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408533
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336