Factors limiting the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of COVID-19. Issue 5 (5th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salton, Francesco; Geri, Pietro; Confalonieri, Marco
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 56:Issue 5(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11-05
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.03383-2020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

We thank D. Aggarwal and V. Saini for their comments on our research letter [1], as they allow us to better highlight the main key points of our study, dismissing possible misinterpretation of its results. Given the strong agreement between negative upper respiratory tract swabs and BAL, it should be emphasised that BAL has a limited role in excluding COVID-19 if swabs and chest CT are concordantly negative https://bit.ly/3m8rjHL