Mini-Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Diagnosing Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the yield of mini-bronchoalveolar lavage compared with that of directed bronchoalveolar lavage in critically ill patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019-associated pulmonary aspergillosis.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The ICU of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers.

Patients

Patients with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 screened for coronavirus disease 2019-associated pulmonary aspergillosis.

Interventions

Mini-bronchoalveolar lavage and/or directed bronchoalveolar lavage.

Measurements and main results

In total, 76 patients were included, 20 of whom underwent bronchoalveolar lavage, 40 mini-bronchoalveolar lavage, and 16 both mini-bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchoalveolar lavage. The percentage of samples with

SUBMITTER: Vanbellinghen MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8687732 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature