Usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in suspect COVID-19 repeatedly negative swab test and interstitial lung disease

The diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relies on nasopharyngeal swab, which shows a 20–30% risk of false negativity [1]. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is reported to be useful in patients with pulmonary interstitial infiltrates on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We investiga...

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Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2020

Institución:

Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano

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Expeditio: repositorio UTadeo

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eng

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oai:expeditiorepositorio.utadeo.edu.co:20.500.12010/14015

Acceso en línea:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2020.07.030
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/14015

Palabra clave:

COVID-19
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Bronchoscopy
Interstitial pneumonia
Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
Síndrome respiratorio agudo grave
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus

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