Table 1 Literature overview of volatile organic compounds found in in vitro and in vivo studies in samples with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetone, ammonia, ethanol, dihydrogen sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, methyl mercaptan

[21]

ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, methyl mercaptan

[22]

hydrogen cyanide

[23]

2-aminoacetophenone, ammonia, ethanol, formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide, isoprene, methyl mercaptan, trimethylamine

[24]

2-aminoacetophenone, 2-pentanone, 4-methylphenol, acetic acid, acetone, acetonitrile, ethanol, ethylene glycol, indole

[25]

1-butanol, 1-undecene, 2-butanone, 2-heptanone, 2-nonanone, 2-undecanone, 3-methyl-1-butanol, toluene

[26]

2-aminoacetophenone

[27]

1-undecene, 2-aminoacetophenone, 2-butanone, 2-nonanone, 2-undecanone, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 4-methyl-quinazoline, butanol, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide, methyl mercaptan, toluene

[28]

2-propanol

[29]

2-aminoacetophenone, dimethyl disulfide, dimethylpyrazine, dimethyl sulfide, undecene

[30]

Methyl thiocyanate

[20]

In vivo

breath

hydrogen cyanide

[18]

breath

Methyl thiocyanate

[20]

breath

2-propanol

[29]

sinus mucus

2-aminoacetophenone, 2-methylbutyric acid, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, acetamide, acetic acid, acetone, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, dimethylsulfone, hydrogen sulfide, indole, isovaleric, phenol, propanoic acid

[30]

sputa

1-heptene, 2-nonanone, 2,4-dimethyl-heptene, 3-methyl-1-butanol, limonene

[31]