ENHANCEMENT OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ELECTRONIC NOSE FOR BACTERIAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

The potential of chemical sensor array and electronic nose methods for noninvasive diagnosis of tuberculosis was investigated. Headspace gases from clinical isolates clearly discriminated Bactec-positive, clinically-positive samples from Bactec-positive, clinically-negative samples. Headspace gases, isolated from bulk cultures of six strains of mycobacteria, demonstrated relationships and differences among the species.