Imaging Diverse Pathogenic Bacteria In Vivo with 18 F-Fluoromannitol PET

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Rationale: Infectious disease remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Of growing concern is the rising incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, derived from various selection pressures. Many of these bacterial infections are hospital-acquired and have prompted the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2019 to reclassify several pathogens as urgent threats, its most...

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