Role of the Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Noncritically Ill Patients during the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic

Role of the Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Noncritically Ill Patients during the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic

Background. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is currently not recommended in noncritically ill patients for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Indeed, the diagnosis is based on the RT-PCR test on a nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and abnormal findings on the chest CT scan. However, the sensitivity of the...

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Main Authors: Olivier Taton, Emmanuelle Papleux, Benjamin Bondue, Christiane Knoop, Sébastien Van Laethem, Alain Bauler, Delphine Martiny, Isabel Montesinos, Marie-Luce Delforge, Kahina Elmaouhab, Dimitri Leduc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9012187

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9012187

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