Paired Nasopharyngeal and Deep Lung Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Reveals a Viral Gradient in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter Study

Chest. 2021 Apr;159(4):1387-1390. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.10.017. Epub 2020 Oct 15.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • COVID-19 / virology*
  • Critical Illness
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / virology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasopharynx / virology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult