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Comment
. 2020 Nov 5;56(5):2003383.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.03383-2020. Print 2020 Nov.

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

Francesco Salton  1 , Pietro Geri  1 , Marco Confalonieri  1
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Comment

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

Francesco Salton et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Given the strong agreement between negative upper respiratory tract swabs and BAL, it should be emphasised that BAL has a limited role in excluding COVID-19 if swabs and chest CT are concordantly negative https://bit.ly/3m8rjHL

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: F. Salton has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Geri has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Confalonieri has nothing to disclose.

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