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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
blood sample in each musician to search for specific antibodies against molds isolated from instruments
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Jacques
Besançon, Franche Comté, France
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