Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine ...

Researchers have shown that antibiotic concentrations can be detected and measured in the exhaled breath of patients receiving intravenous treatment, raising the possibility that a simple breath test ...

Research published in ACS Central Science could help healthcare professionals non-invasively diagnose bacterial infections, using breath-based tests.

It could enable doctors to diagnose infections such as pneumonia much quicker - without the need for invasive blood tests. The post Breath test spots deadly bacterial infections in just minutes ...