Title :
Review of mycobacterium tuberculosis detection
Author :
Radzi, Raja Umi Kalsom Raja Mohd ; Mansor, Wahidah ; Johari, Juliana
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper discusses various methods used to diagnose Tuberculosis diseases which is a leading cause of death throughout the world. It introduces mycobacterium tuberculosis and reviews various types of tuberculosis disease. Besides that, the limitations of the current methods used to detect mycobacterium tuberculosis are also revealed. A non-invasive technique to detect the mycobacterium tuberculosis based on its electrical properties is proposed to simplify and speed up the detection and analysis processes.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cellular biophysics; diseases; microorganisms; patient diagnosis; electrical properties; mycobacterium tuberculosis detection; noninvasive technique; patient diagnosis; tuberculosis diseases; Biomarkers; Diseases; Immune system; Microorganisms; Microscopy; Sensitivity; Skin; Mycobacterium Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; electrical properties of bacteria;
Conference_Titel :
Control and System Graduate Research Colloquium (ICSGRC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Shah Alam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0337-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICSGRC.2011.5991854
