My Thesis in 180s: Porous Silicon Based Biosensor For Fast Bacteria Detection

Vercauteren, Roselien;Francis, Laurent
(2019) ICTEAM Day — Location: Château Bayard, Dhuy (23.May.2019)

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700,000. That is the number of people that die world-wide each year due to bacterial infections. If left unchecked, it is estimated that bacteria will kill 10 millions by 2050, 2 millions more than cancer. How is that possible? How can bacteria kill so many people? To answer this question, we must look at the present. Nowadays, when you are diagnosed with a bacterial infection, your doctor will prescribe you with broad-spectrum antibiotics, even before knowing which bacteria is the culprit. This is because detection methods for bacteria are very time consuming (easily more that a day) and expensive. The downside of this treatment is that more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to broad-spectrum antibiotics and are therefore more and more difficult to treat. There are many paths possible to slow down this of dangerous bacteria, one of which is to improve the method of detection, so that each bacteria can be treated accordingly in a timely manner.
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Vercauteren, R., & Francis, L. (2019). My Thesis in 180s: Porous Silicon Based Biosensor For Fast Bacteria Detection. ICTEAM Day, Château Bayard, Dhuy. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/228315