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ReviewACS sensors2025

A Review on Long COVID Screening: Challenges and Perspectives Focusing on Exhaled Breath Gas Sensing.

Lorena Díaz de León-Martínez, Gabriela Flores-Rangel, Luz E Alcántara-Quintana, Boris Mizaikoff

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Review in ACS sensors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lorena Díaz de León-MartínezInstitute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8969-9924
Gabriela Flores-RangelInstitute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0338-2345
Luz E Alcántara-QuintanaUnidad de Innovación en Diagnóstico Celular y Molecular, Coordinación para la Innovación y la Aplicación de la Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Sierra Leona 550, Lomas 2a sección, 78120, San Luis Potosí, México.ORCID 0000-0003-2961-9838
Boris MizaikoffInstitute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5583-7962

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long COVID (LC) is a great global health concern, affecting individuals recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection. The persistent and varied symptoms across multiple organs complicate diagnosis and management, and an incomplete understanding of the condition hinders advancements in therapeutics. Current diagnostic methods face challenges related to standardization and completeness. To overcome this, new technologies such as sensor-based electronic noses are being explored for LC assessment, offering a noninvasive screening approach via volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensing in exhaled breath. Although specific LC-associated VOCs have not been fully characterized, insights from COVID-19 research suggest their potential as biomarkers. Additionally, AI-driven chemometrics are promising in identifying and predicting outcomes; despite challenges, AI-driven technologies hold the potential to enhance LC evaluation, providing rapid and accurate diagnostics for improved patient care and outcomes. This review underscores the importance of emerging and sensing technologies and comprehensive diagnostic strategies to address screening and treatment challenges in the face of LC.

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COVID-19Volatile Organic CompoundsBiomarkersBreath TestsElectronic NoseExhalationHumansPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeSARS-CoV-2BiomarkersVolatile Organic CompoundsAI-driven-chemometricsdiagnosiselectronic noseexhaled breathlong COVIDscreeningsensingsensorsVOCs

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PMID39680873
PMCPMC11959596

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