Issue 2, 2022

Small-molecule fluorescent probes: big future for specific bacterial labeling and infection detection

Abstract

Bacterial infections remain a global healthcare problem that is particularly attributed to the spread of antibiotic resistance and the evolving pathogenicity. Accurate and swift approaches for infection diagnosis are urgently needed to facilitate antibiotic stewardship and effective medical treatment. Direct optical imaging for specific bacterial labeling and infection detection offers an attractive prospect of precisely monitoring the infectious disease status and therapeutic response in real time. This feature article focuses on the recent advances of small-molecule probes developed for fluorescent imaging of bacteria and infection, which covers the probe design, responsive mechanisms and representative applications. In addition, the perspective and challenges to advance small-molecule fluorescent probes in the field of rapid drug-resistant bacterial detection and clinical diagnosis of bacterial infections are discussed. We envision that the continuous advancement and clinical translations of such a technique will have a strong impact on future anti-infective medicine.

Graphical abstract: Small-molecule fluorescent probes: big future for specific bacterial labeling and infection detection

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
30 Sept. 2021
Accepted
23 Nov. 2021
First published
24 Nov. 2021

Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 155-170

Small-molecule fluorescent probes: big future for specific bacterial labeling and infection detection

Z. Wang and B. Xing, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 155 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05531C

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