Comparing Nasopharyngeal and BAL SARS-CoV-2 Assays in Respiratory Failure

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 1;203(1):127-129. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202008-3137LE.

Authors

Catherine A Gao¹, Michael J Cuttica¹, Elizabeth S Malsin¹, A Christine Argento¹, Richard G Wunderink¹, Sean B Smith¹; NU COVID Investigators¹

Collaborators

NU COVID Investigators:
A Christine Argento, Ajay A Wagh, Alexandra C McQuattie-Pimentel, Alexis Rose Wolfe, Ankit Bharat, Anne R Levenson, Anthony M Joudi, Arjun Sinha, Ashley N Budd, Benjamin D Singer, Betty Tran, Catherine A Gao, Chiagozie O Pickens, Chitaru Kurihara, Christopher J Soriano, Clara J Schroedl, Daniel Meza, David Alexander Kidd, David W Kamp, Elizabeth S Malsin, Emily M Leibenguth, Eric P Cantey, Gabrielle Y Liu, Giang T Quach, G R Scott Budinger, Jacqueline M Kruser, James M Walter, Jane E Dematte, Jason A Bonomo, John M Coleman, Joseph Isaac Bailey, Joseph S Deters, Joseph Sun, Justin A Fiala, Kaitlyn Vitale, Kara M Joseph, Katharine Secunda, Khalilah L Gates, Kristy Todd, Lindsey D Gradone, Lindsey N Textor, Lisa F Wolfe, Luisa Morales-Nebreda, Madeline L Rosenbaum, Manu Jain, Marc A Sala, Mark Saine, Marysa V Leya, Michael J Alexander, Michael J Cuttica, Michelle Hinsch Prickett, Natalie Jensema, Paul A Reyfman, Peter H S Sporn, Rachel B Kadar, Rachel M Kaplan, Rade Tomic, Radhika Patel, Rafael Garza-Castillon, Ravi Kalhan, Richard G Wunderink, Romy Lawrence, Ruben J Mylvaganam, Samuel S Kim, Sanket Thakkar, Sean B Smith, SeungHye Han, Sharon R Rosenberg, Susan R Russell, Sydney M Hyder, Taylor A Poor, Theresa A Lombardo

Affiliation

¹ Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois.

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / virology
Humans
Nasopharynx / virology*
RNA, Viral / analysis*
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
Respiratory Insufficiency / virology
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*

Substances

RNA, Viral

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