SARS-CoV-2 detection in the lower respiratory tract of invasively ventilated ARDS patients

Data on SARS-CoV-2 load in lower respiratory tract (LRT) are scarce. Our objectives were to describe the viral shedding and the viral load in LRT and to determine their association with mortality in critically...

Source: Critical Care - October 16, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Niccol ò Buetti, Paul-Henri Wicky, Quentin Le Hingrat, Stéphane Ruckly, Timothy Mazzuchelli, Ambre Loiodice, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Valentina Forni Ogna, Etienne de Montmollin, Enos Bernasconi, Benoit Visseaux and Jean-François Timsit Tags: Research Source Type: research