Imaging infection with compounds that bind to thymidine kinase

The instant invention provides a method for diagnosing an infection in a subject by administering to the subject a compound suitable for imaging which binds to a thymidine kinase present in the infecting organism, and obtaining an image of the subject to determine the presence and location of the co...

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1. Verfasser: POMPER MARTIN G.,BETTEGOWDA CHETAN,FOSS CATHERINE,ZHOU SHIBIN,KINZLER KENNETH,VOGELSTEIN BERT
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The instant invention provides a method for diagnosing an infection in a subject by administering to the subject a compound suitable for imaging which binds to a thymidine kinase present in the infecting organism, and obtaining an image of the subject to determine the presence and location of the compound, wherein a localization of the compound is indicative that the subject has an infection.