Low utilisation of bronchoscopy to assess COVID-19 respiratory infection: a multicenter experience

Objective For the diagnosis of COVID-19, the yield of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs is unclear, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is obtained to confirm the diagnosis. We assessed the utilisation of bronchoscopy for COVID-19 diagnosis in a multicenter study and compared the diagnostic yield of BAL versus...

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Main Authors: Anne V Gonzalez, Kamran Mahmood, Matt Abbott, Keriann Van Nostrand, Rabih Bechara, Amanda Brucker, Cynthia L Green, Christopher R Polage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000962.full