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cord-352502-vdm55zvq	Salton, Francesco	Response to: Factors limiting the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of COVID-19	2020-09-17		.txt	text/plain	646	22	39	Factors limiting the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of COVID-19 date: 2020-09-17 journal: Eur Respir J DOI: 10.1183/13993003.03383-2020 sha: doc_id: 352502 cord_uid: vdm55zvq We aimed at evaluating not the diagnostic yield of BAL in COVID-19, but the agreement between negative upper respiratory tract swabs and BAL to exclude COVID-19, stressing that BAL is likely negative if swabs and chest CT are concordantly negative. These findings support our main observation that BAL is likely to be negative if one or more upper respiratory tract specimens and thoracic imaging are concordantly negative, therefore it should be only reserved for those cases in which a high clinical and radiological suspicion for COVID-19 stands despite negative upper respiratory tract swabs.	cache/cord-352502-vdm55zvq.txt	txt/cord-352502-vdm55zvq.txt
