Validating a breath collection and analysis system for the new tuberculosis breath test

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Scott Thomas, Amy ^a   Epton, Michael ^b   Chambers, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SORBENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABSORPTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; EXHALATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WATER VAPOR; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; EXHALATION; GASES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUBERCULOSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84884149731     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/7/3/037108     Document Type: Article

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