Usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in the management of patients presenting with lung infiltrates and suspect COVID-19-associated pneumonia: A case report

Usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in the management of patients presenting with lung infiltrates and suspect COVID-19-associated pneumonia: A case report

Objective: To report a clinical case of a patient with a compatible HRCT scan and two negative SARS-CoV-2 RNA upper respiratory tract specimens but with a confirmed viral infection by BAL (19 days after symptom onset). Methods: Revision of a patient’s clinical charts with COVID-19 admitted at INMI L...

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Main Authors: Gina Gualano, Maria Musso, Silvia Mosti, Paola Mencarini, Annelisa Mastrobattista, Carlo Pareo, Mauro Zaccarelli, Paolo Migliorisi, Pietro Vittozzi, Alimudin Zumla, Giuseppe Ippolito, Fabrizio Palmieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Nasopharyngeal swabs
SARS CoV2 pneumonia
BAL fluid
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220303349

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