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Indications, Clinical Utility, and Safety of Bronchoscopy in COVID-19.

Respir Care

February 2022

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center College, Albany, New York.

Background: Bronchoscopy is an aerosol-generating procedure and routine use for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been discouraged. The purpose of this review was to discuss the indications, clinical utility, and risks associated with bronchoscopy in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia.

Methods: A literature search was performed by using appropriate key terms to identify all relevant articles from medical literature databases up to August 1, 2021.

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Antimalarials as Antivirals for COVID-19: Believe it or Not!

Am J Med Sci

December 2020

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center College, Albany, New York.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus responsible for the coronavirus disease -19 (COVID-19). Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected millions of people worldwide, leaving hundreds of thousands dead. Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are antimalarial medications that have been found to have in vitro efficacy against SARS-CoV-2.

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