Direct detection from clinical sputum samples to differentiate live and dead Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.

Jie LuHuiwen ZhengPing ChuShujing HanHui YangZhongdong WangJin ShiZuosen Yang

Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2018)

we develop an acceptable method to directly identify the live bacteria from sputum samples. Our data demonstrate that the dark incubation plays a crucial role in the efficacy of PMA treatment for MTB.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
cystic fibrosis
electronic health record
loop mediated isothermal amplification
big data
label free
quantum dots