Wind Instruments' Fungal Contamination

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis; Immunologically-induced Lung Disease

Treatments: Biological: blood sample

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01487850

P/2007/55

Details and patient eligibility

About

On the basis of 2 cases of immunologically-induced lung disease in 2 saxophonists, the investigators supposed that wind reed instruments could be contaminated with molds. The investigators led a study on 40 musicians playing a wind reed instrument to analyze instruments' fungal contamination and its immunological and clinical consequences for musicians.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• must be 18 year old or more
• must play a wind reed instrument (saxophone, clarinet, bassoon or oboe) one hour per week or more

Exclusion criteria

• refuse to sign consent