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Comment
. 2020 Nov 5;56(5):2003116.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.03116-2020. Print 2020 Nov.

Factors limiting the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of COVID-19

Deepak Aggarwal  1 , Varinder Saini  1
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Comment

Factors limiting the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of COVID-19

Deepak Aggarwal et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Bronchoalveolar lavage has a specific place in the diagnosis of COVID-19. The clinical performance of BAL rRt-PCR is dynamic in nature and depends on different clinical and demographic factors. https://bit.ly/3aZUAPB

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: D. Aggarwal has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: V. Saini has nothing to disclose.

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