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Title: Exhaled nitric oxide detection for diagnosis of COVID-19 in critically ill patients
COVID-19 may present with a variety of clinical syndromes, however, the upper airway and the lower respiratory tract are the principle sites of infection. Previous work on respiratory viral infections demonstrated that airway inflammation results in the release of volatile organic compounds as well as nitric oxide. The detection of these gases from patients’ exhaled breath offers a novel potential diagnostic target for COVID-19 that would offer realtime screening of patients for COVID-19 infection.you  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2029847
PAR ID:
10359732
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
PloS one
Volume:
16
Issue:
10
ISSN:
1932-6203
Page Range / eLocation ID:
e0257644
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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