Exhaled Breath Aerosol for the Etiological Diagnosis of Respiratory Tract Infections: a Pilot Study

To evaluate the feasibility of XBAs collection and analysis (index test) using the molecular tests currently in use at San Raffaele Hospital for the detection of respiratory pathogens in clinical samples, compared to upper respiratory secretion and sputum samples, that will be collected using standard procedures and analysed using the same kits (comparator tests).