Analytical studies of antimicrobial peptides as diagnostic biomarkers for the detection of bacterial and viral Pneumonia
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Date
2022
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MDPI
Abstract
Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of infectious mortality and significant
economic losses among our growing population. The lack of specific biomarkers for correct and timely
diagnosis to detect patients’ status is a bane towards initiating a proper treatment plan for the disease;
thus, current biomarkers cannot distinguish between pneumonia and other associated conditions
such as atherosclerotic plaques and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Antimicrobial peptides
(AMPs) are potential candidates for detecting numerous illnesses due to their compensatory roles as
theranostic molecules. This research sought to generate specific data for parental AMPs to identify
viral and bacterial pneumonia pathogens using in silico technology.
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Keywords
Pneumonia, Antimicrobial peptides, Bacteria, Global health, Viruses
Citation
Bakare, O. O. et al. (2022). Analytical studies of antimicrobial peptides as diagnostic biomarkers for the detection of bacterial and viral Pneumonia. Bioengineering, 9(7), 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9070305