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.
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【저자키워드】 pandemic, COVID 19, Swab, tracheostomy, foreign body, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus disease 2019, coronavirus, Infection, diagnostic, Infectious disease, Spread, rRT-PCR, nasopharyngeal, Patient, acute respiratory syndrome, resulting, caused, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, sampling, Result,
【저자키워드】 pandemic, COVID 19, Swab, tracheostomy, foreign body, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus disease 2019, coronavirus, Infection, diagnostic, Infectious disease, Spread, rRT-PCR, nasopharyngeal, Patient, acute respiratory syndrome, resulting, caused, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, sampling, Result,