Toward a COVID-19 breathalyzer for kids

Adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhale different metabolites in their breath than uninfected people. Now, researchers have shown that children infected with SARS-CoV-2 also show breath metabolite changes, but they're largely different from the ones in adults. Someday, this information could be used to quickly and easily screen children for infection, the researchers say.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210804123508.htm