Publications / Resources
Effective diagnostics are usually developed over time. MARTI’s IP is founded in research out of the University of Pretoria. Details of relevant peer-reviewed publications are below.
Scientific publications
Baumeister, C., Verschoor, J., Ueckermann, V., Molatseli, M., Sesing, T., Khuboni, N., & Fourie, B. (2025). Electro-impedimetric detection of human anti-mycolate antibody biomarkers of TB before, during, and after treatment. Biomarkers in Medicine, 19(16), 769–782.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17520363.2025.2548196
C. Baumeister, J. Verschoor, M. Molatseli, G. Mostert, B. Fourie. (2023) The MARTI-TB assay for the detection of anti-mycolate antibodies as biomarkers for TB and monitoring response to chemotherapy.
2023-11-16_MARTI Union E-poster
Archane Beri. (2024). India Health Fund. Revolutionizing TB Diagnosis with Diagnostic Network Optimization. (Lab Systems, FIND). Publication date: 21 June 2024. Retrieved from
https://www.indiahealthfund.org/revolutionizing-tb-diagnosis-the-power-of-diagnostic-network-optimization-dno/
World Health Organization. (2024). Global Tuberculosis Report 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 978-92-4-010153-1
https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2024
World Health Organization. (2023). Target product profiles for tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and optimization. ISBN 978-92-4-008117-8
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240081178
Madhukar Pai, Puneet K. Dewan & Soumya Swaminathan. Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis. Nature Microbiology. 2023, Volume 8; pg 756–759.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01365-3
Zeb, S., Mehmood, Z., Basit, A., Khan, M. Z., Khan, I., & Ullah, S. (2023). Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Specimens: A Comparative Analysis from Suspected TB Patients. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 29(4), 477–485. Retrieved from
https://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/887
Lemmer, Y., Thanyani, S.T., Vrey, P.J., Driver, C.H.S., Venter, L., van Wyngaardt, S., ten Bokum, A.M.C., Ozoemena, K.I., Pilcher, L.A., Fernig, D.G., Stoltz, A.C., Swai, H.S., Verschoor, J.A., Nejat, D., 2009. Chapter 5 Detection of antimycolic acid antibodies by liposomal biosensors, Methods in Enzymology. Academic Press, 79-104.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0076687909640052
Ozoemena, K., Mathebula, N.S., Jeseelan, P., Toschi, G., Verschoor, J.A., 2010. Electron transfer dynamics across self-assembled N-(2-mercaptoethyl)octadecanamide/mycolic acid layers: impedimetric insights into the structural integrity and interaction with anti-mycolic acid antibodies. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 12, 345-357.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20023812
Schleicher, G.K., Feldman, C., Vermaak, Y., Verschoor, J.A., 2002. Prevalence of anti-mycolic acid antibodies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis co-infected with HIV. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 40, 882-887.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12435104
MARTI Downloads
Baumeister, J. Verschoor, M. Molatseli, G. Mostert, B. Fourie. (2023) The MARTI-TB assay for the detection of anti-mycolate antibodies as biomarkers for TB and monitoring response to chemotherapy.
