鼻子背后的科学:将挥发性有机化合物特征与犬类COVID-19生物检测相关联

Marthe Charles1,2, Dorota Ruszkiewicz2,3, Eric Eckbo1,2

  • 1Division of Medical Microbiology, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

ERJ open research
|May 21, 2024
PubMed
概括

通过气体染色体质谱法 (GC-MS) 验证了COVID-19 (2019年冠状病毒疾病) 的狗气味检测. 这项研究证实,训练辅助物释放出特定的挥发性有机化合物 (VOC),狗可以检测到它们,帮助识别COVID-19.

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