%0 Journal Article %T Electrochemical Immunoassay for Capturing Capsular Polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei: Early Onsite Detection of Melioidosis. %A Madhurantakam S %A Karnam JB %A Dhamu VN %A Seetaraman S %A Gates-Hollingsworth MA %A AuCoin DP %A Clark DV %A Schully KL %A Muthukumar S %A Prasad S %J ACS Infect Dis %V 10 %N 6 %D 2024 Jun 14 %M 38712884 %F 5.578 %R 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00133 %X This study presented the detection and quantification of capsular polysaccharide (CPS) as a biomarker for the diagnosis of melioidosis. After successfully screening four monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) previously determined to bind CPS molecules, the team developed a portable electrochemical immunosensor based on antibody-antigen interactions. The biosensor was able to detect CPS with a wide detection range from 0.1pg/mL to 1 μg/mL. The developed biosensor achieved high sensitivity for the detection of CPS spiked into both urine and serum. The developed assay platform was successfully programmed into a Windows app, and the sensor performance was evaluated with different spiked concentrations. The rapid electro-analytical device (READ) sensor showed great unprecedented sensitivity for the detection of CPS molecules in both serum and urine, and results were cross-validated with ELISA methods.