Laser-patterned paper-based sensors for rapid point-of-care detection and antibiotic-resistance testing of bacterial infections
Laser-patterned paper-based sensors for rapid point-of-care detection and antibiotic-resistance testing of bacterial infections
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified by the World Health Organisation as a global threat that currently claims at least 25,000 deaths each year in Europe and 700,000 globally; the number is projected to reach 10 million per year between 2015 and 2050. Therefore, there is an urgent need for low-cost but reliable point-of-care diagnostics for early screening of infections especially in developing countries lacking in basic infrastructure and trained personnel. This work is aimed at developing such a device, a paper-based microfluidic device for infection testing by an unskilled user in a low resource setting. Here, we present our work relating to the use of our laser-patterned paper-based devices for detection and susceptibility testing of Escherichia coli, via a simple visually observable colour change. The results indicate the suitability of our integrated paper devices for timely identification of bacterial infections at the point-of-care and their usefulness in providing a hugely beneficial pathway for accurate antibiotic prescribing and thus a novel route to tackling the global challenge of AMR.
Antimicrobial resistance, Escherichia coli, Point-of-care, Bacterial pathogen detection, Antibiotic-resistance testing, Paper-based device
He, Peijun J.W.
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Katis, Ioannis N.
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Kumar, Anto J.U.
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Bryant, Catherine A.
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Keevil, Charles W.
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Somani, Bhaskar K.
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Mahobia, Nitin
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Eason, Robert W.
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Sones, Collin L.
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15 March 2020
He, Peijun J.W.
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Katis, Ioannis N.
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Kumar, Anto J.U.
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Bryant, Catherine A.
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Keevil, Charles W.
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Somani, Bhaskar K.
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Mahobia, Nitin
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Eason, Robert W.
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Sones, Collin L.
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He, Peijun J.W., Katis, Ioannis N., Kumar, Anto J.U., Bryant, Catherine A., Keevil, Charles W., Somani, Bhaskar K., Mahobia, Nitin, Eason, Robert W. and Sones, Collin L.
(2020)
Laser-patterned paper-based sensors for rapid point-of-care detection and antibiotic-resistance testing of bacterial infections.
Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 152, [112008].
(doi:10.1016/j.bios.2020.112008).
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified by the World Health Organisation as a global threat that currently claims at least 25,000 deaths each year in Europe and 700,000 globally; the number is projected to reach 10 million per year between 2015 and 2050. Therefore, there is an urgent need for low-cost but reliable point-of-care diagnostics for early screening of infections especially in developing countries lacking in basic infrastructure and trained personnel. This work is aimed at developing such a device, a paper-based microfluidic device for infection testing by an unskilled user in a low resource setting. Here, we present our work relating to the use of our laser-patterned paper-based devices for detection and susceptibility testing of Escherichia coli, via a simple visually observable colour change. The results indicate the suitability of our integrated paper devices for timely identification of bacterial infections at the point-of-care and their usefulness in providing a hugely beneficial pathway for accurate antibiotic prescribing and thus a novel route to tackling the global challenge of AMR.
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Accepted/In Press date: 6 January 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 January 2020
Published date: 15 March 2020
Keywords:
Antimicrobial resistance, Escherichia coli, Point-of-care, Bacterial pathogen detection, Antibiotic-resistance testing, Paper-based device
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Local EPrints ID: 437779
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/437779
ISSN: 0956-5663
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Anto J.U. Kumar
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Catherine A. Bryant
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