Imaging <i>Enterobacterales</i> infections in patients using pathogen-specific positron emission tomography
Alvaro A. Ordoñez, Luz Maira Wintaco, Filipa Mota, Andrés Fernando Restrepo, Camilo A. Ruiz-Bedoya, Carlos Reyes, Luis Guillermo Vasco Uribe, Sudhanshu Abhishek, Franco R. D’Alessio, Daniel P. Holt, Robert F. Dannals, Steven P. Rowe, Víctor R Castillo, Martin G. Pomper, Ulises Granados, Sanjay K. Jain
Abstract
18 F-FDS PET/CT can detect and localize infections due to Enterobacterales in patients and noninvasively monitor response to antibiotic treatment.
Topics & Concepts
Positron emission tomographyPet imagingPathogenMedicinePreclinical imagingPositron Emission Tomography-Computed TomographyPositron emissionNuclear medicineMedical physicsBiologyImmunologyBiotechnologyIn vivoInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research