TY - JOUR
T1 - Volatile compounds characteristic of sinus-related bacteria and infected sinus mucus
T2 - Analysis by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
AU - Preti, George
AU - Thaler, Erica
AU - Hanson, C. William
AU - Troy, Michelle
AU - Eades, Jason
AU - Gelperin, Alan
PY - 2009/7/15
Y1 - 2009/7/15
N2 - Volatile compounds from human breath are a potential source of information for disease diagnosis. Breath may include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) originating in the nasal sinuses. If the sinuses are infected, disease-specific volatiles may enter exhaled air. Sinus infections are commonly caused by several known bacteria. We examined the volatiles characteristic of infectious bacteria in culture using solid-phase microextraction to collect and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as well as gas chromatography with flame photometric detection to separate and analyze the resulting VOCs. Infected sinus mucus samples were also collected and their VOCs examined. Similar characteristic volatiles were seen from both cultures of individual "pure" bacteria and several mucus samples. However, the relative amounts of characteristic VOCs from individual bacteria differ greatly between cultures and sinus mucus. New compounds, not seen in culture were also seen in some mucus samples. Our results suggest an important role for growth substrate and environment. Our data further suggests that in some sinus mucus samples identification of bacteria-specific volatiles is possible and can suggest the identity of an infecting organism to physicians. Knowledge of these bacteria-related volatiles is necessary to create electronic nose-based, volatile-specific sensors for non-invasive examination for suspected sinus infection.
AB - Volatile compounds from human breath are a potential source of information for disease diagnosis. Breath may include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) originating in the nasal sinuses. If the sinuses are infected, disease-specific volatiles may enter exhaled air. Sinus infections are commonly caused by several known bacteria. We examined the volatiles characteristic of infectious bacteria in culture using solid-phase microextraction to collect and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as well as gas chromatography with flame photometric detection to separate and analyze the resulting VOCs. Infected sinus mucus samples were also collected and their VOCs examined. Similar characteristic volatiles were seen from both cultures of individual "pure" bacteria and several mucus samples. However, the relative amounts of characteristic VOCs from individual bacteria differ greatly between cultures and sinus mucus. New compounds, not seen in culture were also seen in some mucus samples. Our results suggest an important role for growth substrate and environment. Our data further suggests that in some sinus mucus samples identification of bacteria-specific volatiles is possible and can suggest the identity of an infecting organism to physicians. Knowledge of these bacteria-related volatiles is necessary to create electronic nose-based, volatile-specific sensors for non-invasive examination for suspected sinus infection.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.05.028
DO - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.05.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 19553163
AN - SCOPUS:67649210310
SN - 1570-0232
VL - 877
SP - 2011
EP - 2018
JO - Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
JF - Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
IS - 22
ER -