A study suggests that an electronic nose could sniff out tuberculosis in a urine sample.
Electronic noses, which detect chemicals in the air, have shown promise as a tool for diagnosing disease. A recent study in Analytical Chemistry offers a first step toward developing an electronic nose to detect tuberculosis (TB) infection in a urine sample, which could be especially useful in poor countries.
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