Point-of-need breath aerosol collector for non-invasive Tuberculosis diagnosis
Description
ZHAW, UZH and Avelo aim to research, develop, and clinically assess a novel breath aerosol sampling device for the non-invasive diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Key data
Projectlead
Deputy Projectlead
Christina Fialová
Project partners
Universität Zürich UZH / Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie; Avelo AG
Project status
completed, 04/2022 - 12/2022
Institute/Centre
Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology (ICBT)
Funding partner
Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 60413.1 IP-LS
Project budget
386'773 CHF
Publications
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Breath aerosol PCR for detection of lower respiratory tract infections : evaluation of a non-invasive face mask collector in pneumonia patients
2026 Tiseo, Katie; Dräger, Sarah; Santhosh Kumar, Harshitha; Alkhazashvili, Maia; Hammann, Anya; Risch, Patricia; Willi, Reto; Mkhatvari, Tamar; Fialová, Christina; Adlhart, Christian; Szabó, Denise; Suknidze, Mariam; Pachkoria, Izolda; Broger, Tobias; Ivanova Reipold, Elena; Varshanidze, Khatuna; Osthoff, Michael
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AveloMask, a novel breath aerosol collection kit for airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis : a proof-of-principle assessment
2025 Risch, Patricia; Broger, Tobias; Booi, Zandile; Tiseo, Katie; Santhosh Kumar, Harshitha; van Schalkwyk, Jamie; Heinrich, Theresa; Willi, Reto; Botha, Stefan M.; Sander, Peter; Cattamanchi, Adithya; Hubold, Stephan; Denkinger, Claudia M.; Theron, Grant; Fialová, Christina; Adlhart, Christian; Venter, Rouxjeane
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