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Internal medicine journal · Jun 2021
Broncho-alveolar lavage in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19.
- Christian G Cornelissen, Ingmar Bergs, Annegret G Müller, Ayham Daher, Alexander Kersten, Paul Balfanz, Sebastian Lemmen, Gernot Marx, Nikolaus Marx, Michael Dreher, and Tobias Müller.
- Department of Pneumology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
- Intern Med J. 2021 Jun 1; 51 (6): 965-967.
AbstractAs data about microbiological testing and the cellular composition of the broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients ventilated due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are lacking, this was investigated in a retrospective analysis (n = 58). Co-infection with pathogens was detected in 31 patients, whereas the analysis of BAL cellularity showed an increased total cell count and an alveolitis dominated by neutrophils. None of the physicians performing bronchoscopies in COVID-19 patients had serological evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection.© 2021 The Authors. Internal Medicine Journal by Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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