The scent of Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Part II breath - 22/08/11
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Recent figures show that tuberculosis (TB) is advancing and killing more than two million people annually, yet no breakthrough in rapid diagnostics is in sight. Volatile metabolites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) may provide just that. It is well established that MTB produces nicotinic acid in vitro. We have converted the free acid into methyl nicotinate and detected statistically significant differences in the breath of smear positive patients compared with healthy (smear negative) subjects.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Breath, Methyl nicotinate, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, GC/MS-MS, SPME
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Vol 89 - N° 4
P. 263-266 - juillet 2009 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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