UNSPECIFIED (2004) Clinical evaluation of the electronic nose in the diagnosis of ear, nose and throat infection: a preliminary study. JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, 118 (9). pp. 706-709. ISSN 0022-2151.

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Abstract

The term electronic nose describes an electronic system that is able to mimic the human sense of smell. Electronic noses have been developed over the last 10 or more years to perform a variety of identification tasks in various industries. More recently electronic noses have attracted new interest in their application in the field of medical diagnosis. The aim of this study is to explore the use of an electronic nose to identify and classify pathogens associated with ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections. In this study 90 bacterial swab samples were collected from 90 patients with ENT infections. Some of these samples were analysed immediately with a commercial electronic nose (Cyranose C320). Similar numbers of swabs were also taken from the same site of infection and were sent for microbiology culture and sensitivity. The electronic nose diagnosis was compared with the microbiology diagnosis and it was found that the electronic nose diagnosis was correct in 88.2 per pent of the cases, which is an encouraging result.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Journal or Publication Title:	JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
Publisher:	HEADLEY BROTHERS LTD
ISSN:	0022-2151
Official Date:	September 2004
Dates:	Date Event September 2004 UNSPECIFIED
Volume:	118
Number:	9
Number of Pages:	4
Page Range:	pp. 706-709
Publication Status:	Published

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