Deep cough swabs were collected after obligate coughs using sterile cotton swabs and placed in DNA LoBind Tubes (Eppendorf; no. 30120094) (40 (link)). The swabs were trimmed with sterile scissors and immediately stored at −80°C until further processing. Sputum was collected according to the CFFT Therapeutics Development Network standard operating procedure 530.00 (70 ) for sputum induction after inhalation of 3% NaCl in sterile tubes (Sarstedt; no. 62.547.004) and immediately stored at −80°C until further processing.
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