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Using the Electronic Nose to Identify Airway Infection during COPD Exacerbations

BACKGROUND: The electronic nose (e-nose) detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled air. We hypothesized that the exhaled VOCs print is different in stable vs. exacerbated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly if the latter is associated with airway bacte...

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Autores principales: Shafiek, Hanaa, Fiorentino, Federico, Merino, Jose Luis, López, Carla, Oliver, Antonio, Segura, Jaume, de Paul, Ivan, Sibila, Oriol, Agustí, Alvar, Cosío, Borja G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26353114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135199