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SUBMITTER: Chen D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7203136 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Dapeng D Bryden Wayne A WA Wood Robin R
Scientific reports 20200506 1
Tuberculosis remains a global health threat killing over 1 million people per year. Current sputum-based diagnostics are specific but lack sensitivity resulting in treatment of many sputum negative cases. In this proof-of-concept study, we used high-resolution mass spectrometry to identify specific lipids in peripheral lung fluid samples of TB patients and controls, captured using a novel non-invasive sampling system. Exhaled respiratory particles were collected in liquid and after concentration ...[more]