Matti Waris - UTU Research Portal

Matti Waris

- Senior Research Fellow,
Institute of Biomedicine (Faculty of Medicine)
- Docent,
Faculty of Medicine (University of Turku)

mwaris@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4553

+358 46 921 4088

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-0889

Areas of expertise

Virology, molecular diagnostics, immunology of viral infections

Publications

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Evaluation of the Antigen mariPOC Respi Test Versus PCR in Relation to Immunological Viral Response in Children With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (2025)
- International Journal of Microbiology
Eklundh, Annika; Rhedin, Samuel; Peltola, Ville; Waris, Matti; Naucler, Pontus; Gaudenzi, Giulia; Iacobelli, Alma; Lindh, Magnus; Andersson, Maria; Mårtensson, Andreas; Alfvén, Tobias; Ryd-Rinder, Malin
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Global epidemiology, seasonality and climatic drivers of the four human parainfluenza virus types (2025)
- Journal of Infection
Song, Yi; Gong, Yu-Nong; Chen, Kuan-Fu; Smith, David K.; Zaraket, Hassan; Bialasiewicz, Seweryn; Tozer, Sarah; Chan, Paul K.S.; Koay, Evelyn S,C,; Lee, Hong Kai; Tee, Kok Keng; Fraaij, Pieter L,A,; Jennings, Lance; Waris, Matti; Nishimura, Hidekazu; Watanabe, Aripuana; Sloots, Theo; Kok, Jen; Dwyer, Dominic E.; Koopmans, Marion P,G,; Smith, David W.; Tang, Julian W.; Lam, Tommy T.Y.; INSPIRE consortium
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Vaccinations for Elite Athletes (2025)
- Vaccines
Ruuskanen, Olli; Valtonen, Maarit; Heinonen, Olli J.; Waris, Matti; Mertsola, Jussi
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Viral acute respiratory illnesses in elite athletes: A 12-month controlled follow-up study (2025)
- PLoS ONE
Luoto, Raakel; Laatikainen-Raussi, Vesa; Mjøsund, Katja E.; Valtonen, Maarit; Uhari, Matti; Ihalainen, Johanna K.; Vuorinen, Tytti; Hakanen, Antti; Waris, Matti; Heinonen, Olli J.; Ruuskanen, Olli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Viral acute respiratory infections in neonatal intensive care healthcare workers: a nine-month point-prevalence cohort study (2025)
- Journal of Hospital Infection
Luoto, Raakel; Aavasalo Eeli; Waris, Matti; Lehtonen, Liisa; Peltola, Ville; Ruuskanen, Olli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
An Outbreak of Respiratory Viral Infections in a Professional Ice Hockey Team (2024)
- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Grönroos, Wilma; Helenius, Petri; Valtonen, Maarit; Waris, Matti; Heinonen, Olli J.; Ruuskanen, Olli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Contraction of Respiratory Viral Infection During air Travel : An Under-Recognized Health Risk for Athletes (2024)
- Sports medicine - open
Ruuskanen Olli, Dollner Henrik, Luoto Raakel, Valtonen Maarit, Heinonen Olli J., Waris Matti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of a Novel Point-of-Care Blood Myxovirus Resistance Protein A Measurement for the Detection of Viral Infection at the Pediatric Emergency Department (2024)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
Piri, Ruut; Ivaska, Lauri; Kujari, Anna-Maija; Julkunen, Ilkka; Peltola, Ville; Waris, Matti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Peripheral blood MxA levels during a first acute wheezing episode and the link to childhood asthma (2024)
- Archivos de Bronconeumología
Makrinioti Heidi, Homil Kiara, Hurme Pekka, Erkkola Riku, Kinnunen Lotta, Zhu Zhaozhong, Waris Matti, Camargo Jr Carlos A, Hasegawa Kohei, Jartti Tuomas
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations in Children: A 10-Year Population-Based Analysis in Finland, 2008–2018 (2024)
- Pediatrics
Uusitupa Erika, Waris Matti, Vuorinen Tytti, Heikkinen Terho
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Urheilijan COVID-19 (2024)
- Duodecim
Vanhatalo, Juho; Heinonen, Olli J.; Waris, Matti; Ruuskanen, Olli
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Association of Asthma Risk Alleles With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Wheezing Illnesses in Young Children (2023)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
Forsström Ville, Toivonen Laura, Homil Kiara, Waris Matti, Pedersen Casper-Emil T, Bonnelykke Kasper, Jartti Tuomas, Peltola Ville
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Biomarkers of viral and bacterial infection in rhinovirus pneumonia (2023)
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
Hartiala Maria, Lahti Elina, Toivonen Laura, Waris Matti, Ruuskanen Olli, Peltola Ville
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Clinical Outcomes of Acutely Ill Children According to Cycle Threshold Values of Respiratory Viruses Detected by Multiplex PCR Testing (2023)
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Mattila Suvi, Honkila Minna, Paalanne Niko, Mäki-Koivisto Vesa, Halt Kimmo, Jartti Tuomas, Ruuskanen Olli, Waris Matti, Pokka Tytti, Tapiainen Terhi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Coronavirus spike protein-specific antibodies indicate frequent infections and reinfections in infancy and among BNT162b2-vaccinated healthcare workers (2023)
- Scientific Reports
Kolehmainen Pekka, Huttunen Moona, Iakubovskaia Alina, Maljanen Sari, Tauriainen Sisko, Yatkin Emrah, Pasternack Arja, Naves Rauno, Toivonen Laura, Tähtinen Paula A, Ivaska Lauri, Lempainen Johanna, Peltola Ville, Waris Matti, Kakkola Laura, Ritvos Olli, Julkunen Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Diagnostic Performance and Tolerability of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens in the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR (2023)
- Microbiology spectrum
Ahti Jaakko, Österback Riikka, Keskitalo Anniina, Mokkala Kati, Vidbäck Siina, Veikkolainen Ville, Vuorinen Tytti, Peltola Ville, Hakanen Antti J, Waris Matti, Laine Miia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Enterovirus D68 Outbreak in Children, Finland, August-September 2022 (2023)
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
Ville Peltola, Österback Riikka, Waris Matti, Ivaska Lauri, Tähtinen Paula A., Laine Miia, Vuorinen Tytti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Infectious viruses from transfected SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA (2023)
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Väisänen Elina, Jiang Miao, Laine Larissa, Waris Matti, Julkunen Ilkka, Österlund Pamela
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Respiratory viral infections: impact on sport and exercise medicine (2023)
- Exercise Immunology Review
Luoto Raakel, Waris Matti, Valtonen Maarit, Ruuskanen Olli
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness - Time to revisit (2023)
- Journal of Sport and Health Science
Ruuskanen Olli, Valtonen Maarit, Waris Matti, Luoto Raakel, Heinonen Olli J.
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)