DAMP,

Liubov A Shkodenko1, Muhannad Ateiah1, Al-Abbass Mohamed1

  • 1Laboratory of DNA-Nanosensor Diagnostics, ITMO University, Lomonosova Street, 9, St Petersburg, Russia.

Bio-protocol
|May 21, 2025
PubMed
概括

现在可以使用新型核酸放大试验 (NAAT) 快速诊断脑膜炎. 这种双启动异热放大 (DAMP) 试验可以在没有复杂的实验室设备的情况下准确检测关键细菌病原体.

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