Accuracy of odor-based microorganism identification by microbiological technologists with different years of experience: A cross-sectional study
Our findings indicate that microorganism identification based solely on odor is challenging. Incorporating additional information, such as visual cues, may enhance the identification accuracy.
Authors
- Satoshi Kutsuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-8955)
- Daisuke Onozuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-9188)
- Tatsuya Fujihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4290-5839)
- Atsuko Sunada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1005-9634)
- Go Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-2976)
- Shigeto Hamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-9982)
- Hiroo Matsuo
Institutions
- Osaka University Hospital (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36573
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00