SARS-CoV-2 detection in the lower respiratory tract of invasively ventilated ARDS patients

SARS-CoV-2 detection in the lower respiratory tract of invasively ventilated ARDS patients

Abstract Background Data on SARS-CoV-2 load in lower respiratory tract (LRT) are scarce. Our objectives were to describe the viral shedding and the viral load in LRT and to determine their association with mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Methods We conducted a binational study merging...

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Main Authors: Niccolò Buetti, Paul-Henri Wicky, Quentin Le Hingrat, Stéphane Ruckly, Timothy Mazzuchelli, Ambre Loiodice, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Valentina Forni Ogna, Etienne de Montmollin, Enos Bernasconi, Benoit Visseaux, Jean-François Timsit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Viral shedding
Viral load
Lower respiratory tract
ICU
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03323-5

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