Lithographic SERS Aptasensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Biological Fluids.

In this paper, we propose a technology for the rapid and sensitive detection of the whole viral particles of SARS-CoV-2 using double-labeled DNA aptamers as recognition elements together with the SERS method for detecting the optical response. We report on the development of a SERS-aptasensor based on a reproducible lithographic SERS substrate, featuring the combination of high speed, specificity, and ultrasensitive quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 virions. The sensor makes it possible to identify SARS-CoV-2 in very low concentrations (the limit of detection was 100 copies/mL), demonstrating a sensitivity level comparable to the existing diagnostic golden standard-the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.

SERS-based biosensor with Raman-active external responsive element for rapid determination of adenosine monophosphate.

Phosphorylated adenosine derivatives are important biological molecules with diverse biological functions connected with the energetic balance of the cell, biosynthesis of cell components and regulation of protein activity. Measurement of these compounds provides information about the cell signalling in the body as well as the quantity of microorganisms in the environment. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an optical method that provides a unique spectrum of a substance at low concentrations.

[CLINICAL CASE OF DIROFILARIASIS.].

The paper describes a case of the rare localization of a pregnant Dirofilaria female in a man's genitalia. Patient T born in 1973 was infected in the Krasnoyarsk Territory presumably in the summer of 2012. A migratory mass appeared under the skin of the chest at the beginning of 2016.

[EXPERIENCE IN TREATING HELMINTHISM WITH MICRONIZED ALBENDAZOLE (GELMODOL)].

The paper gives the results of treatment with micronized albendazole (Gelmodol-BM, World Medicine, UK) in 87 patients of the Department of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Diseases, Clinical and Diagnostic Center, Clinical Center, I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.