Patent ID: 11925455
Assignee: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  Y | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for monitoring a subject with a Plasmodium parasite infection (malaria), the method comprising:
analyzing a sample of exhaled breath or condensate breath obtained from the subject for a series of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) comprising:
(1) isoprene,
(2) nonanal,
(3) tridecane,
(4) 4-methyl undecane,
(5) 3,7-dimethyl decane, and
(6) 2,3,4-trimethyl hexane;
determining a concentration for each of the VOCs; and
calculating a cumulative abundance based on the concentrations for the VOCs, wherein the cumulative abundance indicates a Plasmodium parasite infection.