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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2023

Detection of volatile organic compounds in headspace of

Michelle Bous, Malte Tielsch, Cihan Papan, Elisabeth Kaiser, Regine Weber, Jörg Ingo Baumbach, Sören L Becker, Michael Zemlin, Sybelle Goedicke-Fritz

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle BousDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Malte TielschDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Cihan PapanCentre for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Elisabeth KaiserDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Regine WeberDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Jörg Ingo BaumbachDepartment Bio- and Chemical Engineering, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
Sören L BeckerCentre for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Michael ZemlinDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Sybelle Goedicke-FritzDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Saarland University · DEInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene · DETU Dortmund University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Early diagnosis of infections and sepsis is essential as adequate therapy improves the outcome. Unfortunately, current diagnostics are invasive and time-consuming, making diagnosis difficult, especially in neonatology. Novel non-invasive analytical methods might be suitable to detect an infection at an early stage and might even allow identification of the pathogen. Our aim is to identify specific profiles of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of bacterial species. Methods: Using multicapillary column-coupled ion mobility spectrometry (MCC/IMS), we performed headspace measurements of bacterial cultures from skin and anal swabs of premature infants obtained during weekly screening for bacterial colonization according to KRINKO. We analyzed 25 Results: Using MCC/IMS, we identified a total of 159 VOC peaks. 85 peaks allowed discriminating KP and bare MC agar plates, and 51 peaks comparing KO and bare MC agar plates and 6 peaks between KP and KO Discussion: We developed a method for the analysis of VOC profiles of bacteria. Using MCC/IMS, we demonstrated that VOCs derived from bacteria are clearly distinguishable from a bare agar plate. Characteristic peaks obtained by MCC/IMS are particularly suitable for the species-specific identification and differentiation of KP and KO. Thus, MCC/IMS might be a useful tool for

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biomarkersdetectionion mobility spectrometryklebsiella pneumoniaenon-invasive diagnosticspediatricspremature infantvolatile organic compounds

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