What is the role of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of COVID-19?
Intern Emerg Med
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2021 Oct;16(7):1747-1749.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02758-0.
Epub 2021 May 17.
Authors
Bernadette Corica
1
,
Giovanni Talerico
2
,
Giulio Francesco Romiti
3
Affiliations
1
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza-University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
2
Internal Medicine Unit, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
3
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza-University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
[email protected]
.
PMID:
33999389
PMCID:
PMC8127843
DOI:
10.1007/s11739-021-02758-0
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / virology*
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 Testing / methods*
Humans
Pharynx / virology
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification