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SERS detection of the biomarker hydrogen cyanide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures isolated from cystic fibrosis patients.
Scientific reports - 28 Mar 2017
Lauridsen Rikke Kragh, Sommer Lea M, Johansen Helle Krogh, Rindzevicius Tomas, Molin Søren, Jelsbak Lars, Engelsen Søren Balling, Boisen Anja
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the primary cause of chronic airway infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Persistent infections are seen from the first P. aeruginosa culture in about 75% of young CF patients, and it is important to discover new ways to detect P. aeruginosa at an earlier stage. The P. aeruginosa biomarker hydrogen cyanide (HCN) contains a triple bond, which is utilized in this study because of...
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