From: Suspension microarray-based comparison of oropharyngeal swab and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pathogen identification in young children hospitalized with respiratory tract infection
No. (%) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Positive
Negative
No. (%) of oropharyngeal swab
āPositive
44 (57.9%)
5 (6.6%)
āNegative
13 (17.1%)
14 (18.4%)