A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of volatile organic compounds in airway diseases and their relation to markers of type-2 inflammation.
Wadah IbrahimSushiladevi NatarajanMichael J WildeRebecca CordellPaul S MonksNeil GreeningChristopher E BrightlingRachael Andrea EvansSalman SiddiquiPublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
Breath VOCs show promise as diagnostic biomarkers of airway diseases and for type-2 inflammation profiling. However, future studies should focus on transparent reporting of diagnostic accuracy and multivariate models and continue to focus on chemical identification of volatile metabolites.