DNA-based Testing in BAL of Lung Transplant Recipients With Suspected Non-viral Lower Respiratory...
Lower Respiratory Tract and Lung InfectionsLung transplantation (LTx) , DNA-based testing. Performance of DNA-based testing of bacterial and fungal pathogens in comparison to standard testing. Experimental intervention: DNA-based testing of BAL fluid.
Nasal Specimen Collection Study in Patients With ILI and/or ARI in an Outpatient Setting
Influenza-like IllnessInfluenzal Acute Respiratory InfectionThis is a prospective specimen collection study targeting patients presenting with Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and/or Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in an out-patient setting. A non-invasive, user friendly sampling technique, using midturbinate flocked swabs will be used. These nasal swabs will be collected in different volumes of viral transport media (0.5mL and 3.0mL), for different dilution range of the viruses present in the collected biological specimen. The collection of nasal swabs samples will support the optimization of point of care detection methods for respiratory viruses responsible for ILI and/or ARI.
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection - When is Bacteria Involved?
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Acute Bacterial RhinosinusitisThe purpose of this study is to find out if we can predict the progress of acute upper respiratory tract infection to acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in Finnish conscripts by symptoms, clinical, endoscopic or radiological findings, middle meatal swab samples or nitric oxide measurement.