Volatile organic compound detection of Buruli ulcer disease: Headspace analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans and used gauzes of Buruli-compatible ulcers

Stan F. J. Chudy; Delphin M. Phanzu; Arend H. J. Kolk; Ghislain E. Sopoh; Yves T. Barogui; Oren Tzfadia; Miriam Eddyani; Krista Fissette; Bouke C. de Jong; Paul Brinkman

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012514

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Volatile organic compound detection of Buruli ulcer disease: Headspace analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans and used gauzes of Buruli-compatible ulcers

Stan F. J. Chudy ,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: s.f.j.chudy@amsterdamumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-6329

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Delphin M. Phanzu,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Institut Medical Evangélique de Kimpese (IME), Kimpese, Democratic Republic of Congo, Centre de Recherche en Santé de Kimpese (CRSK), Kimpese, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Arend H. J. Kolk,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ghislain E. Sopoh,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Centre De Dépistage et de Traitement de l’Ulcère de Buruli (CDTUB), Allada, Benin
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Yves T. Barogui,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organisation (WHO), Brazzaville, Congo
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Oren Tzfadia,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Miriam Eddyani,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Independent consultant, Antwerp, Belgium
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Krista Fissette,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Bouke C. de Jong,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Paul Brinkman

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Volatile organic compound detection of Buruli ulcer disease: Headspace analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans and used gauzes of Buruli-compatible ulcers

Stan F. J. Chudy,
Delphin M. Phanzu,
Arend H. J. Kolk,
Ghislain E. Sopoh,
Yves T. Barogui,
Oren Tzfadia,
Miriam Eddyani,
Krista Fissette,
Bouke C. de Jong,
Paul Brinkman

Published: September 23, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012514

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