The prevalence of asthma is considerably high among women of childbearing age. Most
asthmatic women also often have other atopic disorders. Therefore, the differentiation …

Background: In-community non-invasive identification of asthma-specific volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath presents opportunities to characterize phenotypes …

Background Metabolomics refers to study of the metabolome, the entire set of metabolites
produced by a biological system. The application of metabolomics to exhaled breath …

Background The diagnosis of asthma in children is challenging and relies on a combination
of clinical factors and biomarkers including methacholine challenge, lung function …

Introduction: There is a need to improve the diagnosis and management of pediatric asthma.
Breath analysis aims to address this by non-invasively assessing altered metabolism and …

Background Analyses of exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have shown
promising results when distinguishing individuals with asthma. Currently, there are no …

Background Asthma is characterized by phenotypes of different clinical, demographic, and
pathological characteristics. Identifying the profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds …

Background Despite considerable efforts, the pathogenic mechanisms of asthma are still
incompletely understood, due to its heterogeneous nature. However, metabolomics can offer …

Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease that affects individuals of all ages. It has a high
prevalence and is associated with high morbidity and considerable levels of mortality …

Background Several classifications of adult asthma patients using cluster analyses based on
clinical and demographic information has resulted in clinical phenotypic clusters that do not …