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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: katieHaylor on 12/11/2020 17:42:17

Title: Are there breath tests for Covid-19?
Post by: katieHaylor on 12/11/2020 17:42:17
Philip asks:

Why are the breath tests for Covid not being talked about?

What do you think?
Title: Re: Are there breath tests for Covid-19?
Post by: alancalverd on 13/11/2020 00:19:21
I know of three, all in prototype or very early clinical trial stages

https://www.einpresswire.com/search?query=etl&search=

describes one that I'm involved with. AFAIK none of the players is yet in a position to "go commercial", but it is the obvious technology for diagnosing an exhaled infectious agent.