Virus-induced Volatile Organic Compounds are Detectable in Exhaled Breath During Pulmonary Infection

CONCLUSION: Our study highlights the potential for measurement of exhaled breath VOCs as rapid, non-invasive biomarkers of viral infection. Further studies are needed to determine whether measurement of these signatures could be used to guide more targeted therapy with antibiotic/antiviral agents for COPD exacerbations.PMID:34319857 | DOI:10.1164/rccm.202103-0660OC

Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - July 28, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Faisal Kamal Sacheen Kumar Michael R Edwards Kirill Veselkov Ilaria Belluomo Tatiana Kebadze Andrea Romano Maria-Belen Trujillo-Torralbo Tasnim Shahridan Faiez Ross Walton Andrew I Ritchie Dexter J Wiseman Ivan Laponogov Gavin Donaldson Jadwiga A Wedzicha Source Type: research