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

Vannucci, Jacopo; Ruberto, Franco; Diso, Daniele; Galardo, Gioacchino; Mastroianni, Claudio M.; Raponi, Giammarco; Bassi, Massimiliano; Ceccarelli, Giancarlo; Mancone, Massimo; Antonelli, Guido; Venuta, Federico; Pugliese, Francesco

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2213-7165

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2020.07.030

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/14015

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2020.07.030

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3500021

Autor

Vannucci, Jacopo

Ruberto, Franco

Diso, Daniele

Galardo, Gioacchino

Mastroianni, Claudio M.

Raponi, Giammarco

Bassi, Massimiliano

Ceccarelli, Giancarlo

Mancone, Massimo

Antonelli, Guido

Venuta, Federico

Pugliese, Francesco

Institución

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Colombia)

Resumen

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 investigated the usefulness of BAL in symptomatic patients with positive HRCT and a repeatedly negative swab test (‘grey zone’).

Materias

COVID-19

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Bronchoscopy

Interstitial pneumonia

Coronavirus

SARS-CoV-2

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