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Comment
. 2020 Jul 23;56(1):2001832.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01832-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Abnormal carbon monoxide diffusion capacity in COVID-19 patients at time of hospital discharge

Samir Nusair  1   2
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Abnormal carbon monoxide diffusion capacity in COVID-19 patients at time of hospital discharge

Samir Nusair. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

On recovery from COVID-19 it is important to draw attention to the CO diffusion test and the actual meaning of the findings when considering the values of DLCO and DLCO/VA put together https://bit.ly/36k2O2Q

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Conflict of interest: S. Nusair has nothing to disclose.

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