Healthy Volunteer J00-J06
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The participants are asked to provide pharyngeal aspirates twice within 3 weeks and are questioned regarding symptoms of a common cold. In case of acute respiratory infections within the foll
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Jena
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - >17 years of age - written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - no informed consent - pulmonary disease of any kind with or without medication -Disease that leads to immunosuppression at study entry or within the past 5 years including diabetes mellitus -immunosuppressive or immunemodulating medication at study entry or within the past 5 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevalence of positive results for viral pathogens in pharyngeal aspirates from healthy donors determined by multiplex PCR at timepoint 0, 3 weeks later and at the onset of an acute respiratory infection | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| correlation of positive results for viral pathogens determined by PCR with symptoms, stress level and smoking at timepoint 0, 3 weeks later and at the onset of an acute respiratory infection | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRamona Kraft
Universitätsklinikum Jena
Outcome results
None listed