Antimicrobial peptide for bacterial infection imaging: first case reported in Brazil

Antimicrobial peptide for bacterial infection imaging: first case reported in Brazil

ABSTRACT Molecular imaging markers can be used to differentiate between infection and aseptic inflammation, determine the severity of infection, and monitor treatment responses. One of these markers is ubiquicidin(29-41) (UBI), a cationic peptide fragment that binds to the bacterial membrane wall an...

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Main Authors: Solange Amorim Nogueira, Marycel Rosa Felisa Figols de Barboza, Rosemeire Pereira Bezerra, Jorge Mejia Cabeza, Adriana Macedo Dell’Aquila, Durval do Carmo Barros Santos, Lilian Yuri Itaya Yamaga, Akemi Osawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2023-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Osteomyelitis
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal infections
Radiopharmaceuticals
Antimicrobial peptides
Positron emission tomography computed tomography
Bacterial infections
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