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Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases
Validity Period (for CME): Jan 2027
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This study highlights the potential of exosomal biomarkers in revolutionizing TB diagnostics, paving the way for improved screening, early detection, and disease monitoring.
Background
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a major global health concern, with 10.6 million new cases reported in 2021. Despite advancements in diagnostic tools, traditional methods such as sputum culture, antigen detection, and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) often suffer from long processing times, limited sensitivity, and variability due to patient factors.
Recent research suggests that Mtb secretes extracellular vesicles, including exosomes, which contain pathogen-derived antigens that may serve as reliable biomarkers for TB diagnosis. Exosomes, small vesicles (30–150 nm) released by infected cells, carry proteins, RNA, and lipids, playing a key role in host-pathogen interactions and immune response modulation.
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