Normal and abnormal/pathological status of physiological processes in the human organism
can be characterized through Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emitted in breath …

Neonatal sepsis is a bacterial bloodstream infection leading to severe clinical manifestations
frequently associated with death or irreversible long-term deficits. Antibiotics are the drug of …

Staphylococcus capitis is divided into two subspecies, S. capitis subsp. ureolyticus
(renamed urealyticus in 1992; ATCC 49326) and S. capitis subsp. capitis (ATCC 27840) …

The analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from human matrices like breath,
perspiration, and urine has received increasing attention from academic and medical …

Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases have a high prevalence throughout the United States.
Screening and diagnostic modalities are often expensive and invasive, and therefore …

Despite advances in neonatal care Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) continues to have a
significant mortality and morbidity rate, and with increasing survival of those more immature …

Early detection of late-onset sepsis (LOS) in preterm infants is crucial since timely treatment
initiation is a key prognostic factor. We hypothesized that fecal volatile organic compounds …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most common and lethal gastrointestinal
diseases in preterm infants. Early recognition of infants in need for surgical intervention …

Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) remains an important threat to the health of preterm
neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit. Strategies to optimize care for preterm …

Diagnosis of bacterial infections until today mostly relies on conventional microbiological
methods. The resulting long turnaround times can lead to delayed initiation of adequate …