Sterghios A. Moschos

100% detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 with PBM-HALE, in 1 minute of exhaled breath, requires forced expiration and gives Ct's as low as 25.8. We have updated our preprint with the interim data from our Brazil study 1/n twitter.com/PulmoBioMed/st…

@drkristenkc Cytokine data was also obtained in the second study, but normalisation factors and assay optimisation are required for better interpretation. Correlation work with tidal samples also requires longer sampling 17/x

@drkristenkc Main limitations: these were observational small-sized studies looking at percent positive agreement to nasopharyngeal swab positivity. The n number is small, & false negative rate within each study was not determined. 16/x

We've uploaded a pre-print focused on our 2 clinical studies with PBM-Hale on noninavsive sampling the lower-lung without saliva contamination for pathogen detection. This is an update to the 2022 preprint with the whole development story of PBM-Hale. 1/x researchsquare.com/article/rs-946…

@mbeisen And yet the amount of scorn poured on those of us that, like yourself, see medRxiv and bioRxiv as the destination knows no bounds…

The entire science journal system should be scrapped - every single bit of it - and any institution that continues to participate in it, support it or pay for it is doing a grave disservice to science and society.

I’ve been giving X a wide berth for a while now. Reconnect at @docmoschos.bsky.social

Beautiful work elegantly summarised on its importance in allergy and immunity.