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cord-340046-kgbvld0y	Houspie, Lieselot	Exhaled breath condensate sampling is not a new method for detection of respiratory viruses	2011-03-04		.txt	text/plain	4081	219	53	BACKGROUND: Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) sampling has been considered an inventive and novel method for the isolation of respiratory viruses. RESULTS: Viral screening resulted in the detection of 4 different viruses in EBC and/or nasal swabs: Rhinovirus, Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus B, Influenza A and Influenza B. This observation has created a growing interest in the use of EBC as a new sampling method for the screening of respiratory viruses infecting the upper airways. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the EBC collection method was suited for the efficient condensation of aerosolised virus particles during normal breathing and to explore the isolation of respiratory viruses in the condensate. In this study, 102 EBCs were collected from otherwise healthy volunteers showing respiratory or flu-like symptoms (defined in Table 1 ), using a commercially available condenser (RTube™, Respiratory Research Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia, USA). Collection of exhaled breath condensates is a novel and non-invasive method for obtaining samples of the upper respiratory tract.	./cache/cord-340046-kgbvld0y.txt	./txt/cord-340046-kgbvld0y.txt