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. 2016 Oct 14;16(10):1708. doi: 10.3390/s16101708

Table 2.

Scheme of the studies regarding the detection/identification of bacteria cultures.

Ref. No. Main Author E-Nose Type Bacterial Species Culture Broths Results
[49] Pavlou et al. e-nose system with 14 CP Clostridium spp.; 36 blood agar plates (Merck, Anaerobic) PCA→94%
Bacteroides fragilis
[50] Bruins et al. Mono-nose Clostridium difficile,
Enterobacter cloacae,
Enterococcus faecalis,
Escherichia coli,
Klebsiella spp.,
Proteus mirabilis,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Salmonella spp.,
Staphylococcus aureus 		BD-BACTEC™—Plus-Anaerobic/F Medium with the addition of 0.1 mM FeCl3 SW-MV, DTW→87%
[51] Yates et al. C320 Blood used as the growth medium: various species of bacteria—including methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Blood Urine URINE:
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    ARX→71%

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    RBF→65%

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    non linear ARX→80%

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    BLOOD:

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    ARX→94%

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    RBF→71%

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    Sammon maps + RBF→100%

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    nonlinear ARX→72%
Urine from routine medical screening
[52] Aathithan et al. OMA Escherichia coli,
Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Proteus mirabilis,
Staphylococcus aureus,
Staphylococcus saprophyticus,
Enterococcus faecalis 		Agar PCA→sensitivity 84%, specificity 88%