Electronic Nose Technology Fails to Sniff Out Acute Mountain Sickness.

Unlabelled: Berendsen, Remco R., Marieke E. van Vessem, Marcel Bruins, Luc J.

The potential of a portable, point-of-care electronic nose to diagnose tuberculosis.

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to an infectious disease worldwide. Especially in low-income countries, new diagnostic techniques that are accessible, inexpensive and easy-to-use, are needed to shorten transmission time and initiate treatment earlier.

Objective: We conducted a study with a handheld, point-of-care electronic nose (eNose) device to diagnose TB through exhaled breath.

Diagnosing viral and bacterial respiratory infections in acute COPD exacerbations by an electronic nose: a pilot study.

Respiratory infections, viral or bacterial, are a common cause of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). A rapid, point-of-care, and easy-to-use tool distinguishing viral and bacterial from other causes would be valuable in routine clinical care. An electronic nose (e-nose) could fit this profile but has never been tested in this setting before.

Diagnosis of active tuberculosis by e-nose analysis of exhaled air.

Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious airborne disease, remains a major global health problem. Many of the new diagnostic techniques are not suited for operation in the highly-endemic low-income countries. A sensitive, fast, easy-to-operate and low-cost method is urgently needed.