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

J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2020 Dec:23:67-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.07.030. Epub 2020 Aug 15.
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Keywords: Bronchoalveolar lavage; Bronchoscopy; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Interstitial pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage / methods*
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Coinfection / diagnosis
  • Coinfection / microbiology
  • Coinfection / virology
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / microbiology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / virology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Specimen Handling

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M