Sniffing Out Urinary Tract Infection—Diagnosis Based on Volatile Organic Compounds and Smell Profile

Sniffing Out Urinary Tract Infection—Diagnosis Based on Volatile Organic Compounds and Smell Profile

Current available methods for the clinical diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) rely on a urine dipstick test or culturing of pathogens. The dipstick test is rapid (available in 1–2 min), but has a low positive predictive value, while culturing is time-consuming and delays diagnosis (24–72 h b...

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Main Authors: Valentin-Mihai Dospinescu, Akira Tiele, James A. Covington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Biosensors
Subjects:
urinary tract infection (UTI)
electronic nose (eNose)
volatile organic compound (VOC)
ion mobility spectrometry (IMS)
gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
pattern recognition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/8/83

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