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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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Autores principales: Dospinescu, Valentin-Mihai, Tiele, Akira, Covington, James A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7460005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32717983
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios10080083