The disclosure relates to an imaging composition including a fungus-specific peptide and an imaging material. Another imaging composition includes a fungus-specific peptide and a chelator able to chelate a radionuclide. The disclosure also provides to a method of detecting a fungal infection. The method includes administering an imaging agent to a patient. The imaging agent comprises a fungus-specific peptide and an imaging material. Then one may detect the imaging agent in the patient. Detecting retained imaging agent in a tissue or organ indicates fungal infection of the tissue or organ.
申请公布号
WO2007134229(A3)
申请公布日期
2008.10.02
申请号
WO2007US68766
申请日期
2007.05.11
申请人
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM;LI, CHUN;KONTOYIANNIS, DIMITRIOS P.