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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during flexible laryngoscopy

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Article Says: Researchers review evidence on the risks of aerosolization and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from patients to health care workers during endoscopy of the upper aerodigestive tract.

Authors: Josh K. Kay, M.D., of Tulane University in New Orleans, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.1973)

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