Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by bronchoscopy after negative nasopharyngeal testing: Stay vigilant for COVID-19

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by bronchoscopy after negative nasopharyngeal testing: Stay vigilant for COVID-19

Purpose: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is required for diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Sensitivity of RT-PCR nasopharyngeal (NP) testing is presumed to be high, but there is no gold standard agai...

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Main Authors: Kathleen J. Ramos, Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Bridget F. Collins, Paul S. Pottinger, Richard Wall, James A. Mays, Garrett A. Perchetti, Keith R. Jerome, Sandeep Khot, Ajit P. Limaye, Patrick C. Mathias, Alexander Greninger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120303154

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