Bronchoalveolar lavage-based COVID-19 testing in patients with cancer

Bronchoalveolar lavage-based COVID-19 testing in patients with cancer

Objective/Background: A few case reports in the setting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays for common respiratory pathogens have shown a higher yield of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples than upper airway specimens in immunocompromise...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Bilal Abid, Saurabh Chhabra, Blake Buchan, Mary Beth Graham, Sameem Abedin, Bicky Thapa, Anita D'Souza, Ben George, Mehdi Hamadani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Subjects:
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Cancer
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Corticosteroids
Hematological malignancy
Immunocompromised
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387620301497

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