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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387620301497 |