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An Unusual and Unexpected Result of Diagnostic Sampling for COVID-19 #MMPMID33209535
Hussein MS; Hameed M; Allangawi M; Abdelsattar H; Ul Haq I
Cureus 2020[Oct]; 12 (10): e10979 PMID33209535show ga
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has spread globally, resulting in an ongoing pandemic. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) from a viral swab is diagnostic. The most common site to take this swab is from the nasopharyngeal area; however, patients with tracheostomies represent a major challenge as they have two sources for colonization and possible infection including the nose and the trachea. We present the case of a patient who had a COVID-19 diagnostic swab through his tracheostomy, when unfortunately the swab broke, resulting in a bronchial foreign body.