Hussein Mousa S, Hameed Mansoor, Allangawi Mona, Abdelsattar Hisham, Ul Haq Irfan
Pulmonology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, QAT.
Cureus. 2020 Oct 16;12(10):e10979. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10979.
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.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）引起的一种传染病。它已在全球范围内传播，导致了一场持续的大流行。通过病毒拭子进行的实时逆转录聚合酶链反应（rRT-PCR）具有诊断意义。采集这种拭子最常见的部位是鼻咽区域；然而，有气管造口术的患者是一个重大挑战，因为他们有两个定植和可能感染的来源，包括鼻子和气管。我们报告一例患者，其通过气管造口术进行COVID-19诊断拭子采样时，不幸拭子折断，导致支气管异物。
