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Pediatric Tuberculosis: The Impact of "Omics" on Diagnostics Development

Shailja Jakhar1, Alexis A Bitzer1, Loreen R Stromberg1

  • 1Physical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|September 26, 2020
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric tuberculosis diagnosis needs better biomarkers. The "omics" approach shows promise for developing rapid, point-of-care diagnostics to improve early identification and treatment monitoring in children.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Biomarker Discovery
  • Pediatric Health

Background:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant global health challenge.
  • Pediatric TB diagnosis is particularly difficult due to a lack of validated biomarkers.
  • Early identification and monitoring of treatment response in children remain critical unmet needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the impact of

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on

Main Results:

  • The

Conclusions:

  • The

Keywords:
biomarkersdiagnosticslipoarabinomannanomicspediatric tuberculosis

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