Trends in Diagnosis for Active Tuberculosis Using Nanomaterials
- Authors
- Le Minh Tu Phan; Tufa, Lemma Teshome; Kim, Hwa-Jung; Lee, Jaebeom; Park, Tae Jung
- Issue Date
- 2019
- Publisher
- BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
- Keywords
- Tuberculosis; diagnosis; nanobiosensor; nanomaterials; immunoassay; antigen detection
- Citation
- CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, v.26, no.11, pp 1946 - 1959
- Pages
- 14
- Journal Title
- CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1946
- End Page
- 1959
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/32814
- DOI
- 10.2174/0929867325666180912105617
- ISSN
- 0929-8673
1875-533X
- Abstract
- Background: Tuberculosis (TB), one of the leading causes of death worldwide, is difficult to diagnose based only on signs and symptoms. Methods for TB detection are continuously being researched to design novel effective clinical tools for the diagnosis of TB. Objective: This article reviews the methods to diagnose TB at the latent and active stages and to recognize prospective TB diagnostic methods based on nanomaterials. Objective: This article reviews the methods to diagnose TB at the latent and active stages and to recognize prospective TB diagnostic methods based on nanomaterials. Methods: The current methods for TB diagnosis were reviewed by evaluating their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, the trends in TB detection using nanomaterials were discussed regarding their performance capacity for clinical diagnostic applications. Results: Current methods such as microscopy, culture, and tuberculin skin test are still being employed to diagnose TB, however, a highly sensitive point of care tool without false results is still needed. The utilization of nanomaterials to detect the specific TB biomarkers with high sensitivity and specificity can provide a possible strategy to rapidly diagnose TB. Although it is challenging for nanodiagnostic platforms to be assessed in clinical trials, active TB diagnosis using nanomaterials is highly expected to achieve clinical significance for regular application. In addition, aspects and future directions in developing the high-efficiency tools to diagnose active TB using advanced nanomaterials are expounded. Conclusion: This review suggests that nanomaterials have high potential as rapid, cost-effective tools to enhance the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for the accurate diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TB. Hence, portable nanobiosensors can be alternative effective tests to be exploited globally after clinical trial execution.
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