Breath Biomarkers of Influenza Infection.
Patrick J DanaherMichael PhillipsPeter SchmittStephanie A RichardEugene V MillarBrian K WhiteJason F OkuliczChristian L ColesTimothy H BurgessPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
A breath test for VOC biomarkers accurately identified ILI patients with PCR-proven influenza. These findings bolster those of others that a rapid, accurate, universal point-of-care influenza diagnostic test based on assay of exhaled-breath VOCs may be feasible. The next step will be a study of patients with ILI using a simplified method of breath collection that would facilitate translation for use in clinical practice.