Broncho-alveolar inflammation in COVID-19 patients: a correlation with clinical outcome

Broncho-alveolar inflammation in COVID-19 patients: a correlation with clinical outcome

Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly reached pandemic proportions. Given that the main target of SARS-CoV-2 are lungs leading to severe pneumonia with hyperactivation of the inflammatory cascade, we conducted a prospective study to assess alveolar...

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Main Authors: Laura Pandolfi, Tommaso Fossali, Vanessa Frangipane, Sara Bozzini, Monica Morosini, Maura D’Amato, Sara Lettieri, Mario Urtis, Alessandro Di Toro, Laura Saracino, Elena Percivalle, Stefano Tomaselli, Lorenzo Cavagna, Emanuela Cova, Francesco Mojoli, Paola Bergomi, Davide Ottolina, Daniele Lilleri, Angelo Guido Corsico, Eloisa Arbustini, Riccardo Colombo, Federica Meloni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Bronchoalveolar lavage
COVID-19
Cytokines
Lung
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01343-z

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