Evaluation of fungal-specific fluorescent labeled echinocandin probes as diagnostic adjuncts.

نویسندگان

  • Ayiasha Pratt
  • Guillermo Garcia-Effron
  • Yanan Zhao
  • Steven Park
  • Arkady Mustaev
  • Shyamala Pillai
  • David S Perlin
چکیده

The diagnosis of invasive fungal infections from radiographic imaging is non-specific and problematic. As a first step toward increasing specificity, we describe the development of a broad-spectrum fungal-specific targeting molecule, which when modified with a fluorescent label fully retains its targeting properties, and provides a basis for future imaging applications.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Medical mycology

دوره 51 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013