Analysing breath samples for volatile organic compound

The invention describes the use of a biomarker pentylfuran to detect bacterial and/or fungal pathogens. Pentylfuran is released from certain pathogens and detected in the headspace gas of an culture or in the breath sample of a patient. Pentylfuran is particularly useful in the detection of species,...

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Hauptverfasser: SYHRE, MONA, SCOTTER, JENNIFER M, CHAMBERS, STEPHEN T
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Zusammenfassung:The invention describes the use of a biomarker pentylfuran to detect bacterial and/or fungal pathogens. Pentylfuran is released from certain pathogens and detected in the headspace gas of an culture or in the breath sample of a patient. Pentylfuran is particularly useful in the detection of species, especially which is a pathogen of humans.