Laboratory data and broncho-alveolar lavage on Covid-19 patients with no intensive care unit admission: Correlation with chest CT features and clinical outcomes.
[en] Broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) is indicated in cases of uncertain diagnosis but high suspicion of Sars-Cov-2 infection allowing to collect material for microbiological culture to define the presence of coinfection or super-infection. This prospective study investigated the correlation between chest computed tomography (CT) findings, Covid-19 Reporting and Data System score, and clinical outcomes in Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who underwent BAL with the aim of predicting outcomes such as lung coinfection, respiratory failure, and hospitalization length based on chest CT abnormalities. Study population included 34 patients (range 38-90 years old; 20 males, 14 females) with a positive nucleic acid amplification test for Covid-19 infection, suitable BAL examination, and good quality chest CT scan in the absence of lung cancer history. Pulmonary coinfections were found in 20.6% of patients, predominantly caused by bacteria. Specific correlations were found between right middle lobe involvement and pulmonary co-infections. Severe lung injury (PaO2/FiO2 ratio of 100-200) was associated with substantial involvement of right middle, right upper, and left lower lobes. No significant correlation was found between chest CT findings and inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, procalcitonin) or hospitalization length of stay. Specific chest CT patterns, especially in right middle lobe, could serve as indicators for the presence of co-infections and disease severity in noncritically ill Covid-19 patients, aiding clinicians in timely interventions and personalized treatment strategies.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Nardi, Cosimo; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Magnini, Andrea ; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Rastrelli, Vieri; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Zantonelli, Giulia; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Calistri, Linda; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Lorini, Chiara; Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Luzzi, Valentina; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Gori, Leonardo; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Ciani, Luca; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Morecchiato, Fabio; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy ; Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Simonetti, Virginia; Internal Medicine Unit 2, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Peired, Anna Julie; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Landini, Nicholas; Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" Rome University, Rome, Italy
Cavigli, Edoardo; Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Yang, Guang; Bioengineering Department and Imperial-X, Imperial College London, London, UK
Guiot, Julien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Tomassetti, Sara; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Colagrande, Stefano; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Laboratory data and broncho-alveolar lavage on Covid-19 patients with no intensive care unit admission: Correlation with chest CT features and clinical outcomes.
Publication date :
19 July 2024
Journal title :
Medicine
ISSN :
0025-7974
eISSN :
1536-5964
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), United States
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