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| Title |
Isothermal DNA amplification coupled to Au-nanoprobes for detection of mutations associated to Rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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| Published in |
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-3155-11-38 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bruno Veigas, Pedro Pedrosa, Isabel Couto, Miguel Viveiros, Pedro V Baptista |
| Abstract |
Tuberculosis accounted for 8.7 million new cases in 2011 and continues to be one of the leading human infectious diseases. Burdensome is the increasing rate of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and the difficulties created for treatment and public health control programs, especially in developing countries. Resistance to rifampicin (RIF), a first line antibiotic, is commonly associated with point mutations within the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) whose detection is considered the best early molecular predictor for MDRTB. Gold nanoparticles functionalized with thiol-modified oligonucleotides (Au-nanoprobes) have shown the potential to provide a rapid and sensitive detection method for Mtb and single base alterations associated with antibiotic resistance, namely in rpoB gene associated to RIF resistance. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 116 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 114 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 22% |
| Researcher | 25 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 17% |
| Unknown | 16 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 12% |
| Engineering | 7 | 6% |
| Materials Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 30 | 26% |
| Unknown | 18 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 January 2014.
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#14,737,882
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#481
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#11
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