Pathogen Detection Using Frequency Domain Fluorescent Lifetime Measurements

Gilad Yahav, Sivan Gershanov, Mali Salmon-Divon, Haim Ben-Zvi, Gabriel Mircus, Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen, Dror Fixler

פרסום מחקרי: פרסום בכתב עתמאמרביקורת עמיתים

11 ציטוטים ‏(Scopus)

תקציר

Objective: Inflammation of the meninges is a source of severe morbidity and therefore is an important health concerns worldwide. The conventional clinical microbiology approaches used today to identify pathogens suffer from several drawbacks and frequently provide false results. This research describes a fast method to detect the presence of pathogens using the frequency domain (FD) fluorescence lifetime (FLT) imaging microscopy (FLIM) system. Methods: The study included 43 individuals divided into 4 groups: 9 diagnosed with different types of bacteria; 16 diagnosed with different types of viruses; 5 healthy samples served as a control; and 12 samples were negative to any pathogen, although presenting related symptoms. All samples contained leukocytes that were extracted from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and were subjected to nuclear staining by 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and FLT analyses based on phase and amplitude crossing point (CRPO). Results: Using notched boxplots, we found differences in 95% probability between the first three groups through different notch ranges (NR). Pathogen samples presented a longer median FLT (3.28 ns with NR of 3.24-3.32 ns in bacteria and 3.18 ns with NR of 3.16-3.21 ns in viruses) compared to the control median FLT (2.65 ns with NR of 2.63-2.67 ns). Furthermore, we found that the undetected forth group was divided into two types: a relatively normal median FLT (2.72 ns with NR of 2.68-2.76 ns) and a prolonged FLT (3.22 ns with NR of 3.17-3.27 ns). Conclusion: FLT measurements can differentiate between control and pathogen by the CRPO method. Significance: The FD-FLIM system can provide a high throughput diagnostic technique that does not require a physician.

שפה מקוריתאנגלית
מספר המאמר8310955
עמודים (מ-עד)2731-2741
מספר עמודים11
כתב עתIEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
כרך65
מספר גיליון12
מזהי עצם דיגיטלי (DOIs)
סטטוס פרסוםפורסם - דצמ׳ 2018

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