Result: In a sample obtained as BAL there was a higher frequency of the major resistance-inducing mutations (
E119G: 35.9%,
I223R: 51.8%, and
H275Y: 88.2%) compared with a sample obtained as nasopharyngeal swab (
E119G: 7.3%,
I223R: 34.2% and
H275Y:74.9%).
Discussion: The samples were obtained from a nasopharyngeal swab and a BAL, respectively, and the resistance mutation profiles differed, with the BAL sample having a higher frequency of the antiviral resistance mutations
E119G,
I223R and
H275Y, whereas the nasopharyngeal sample, had a low frequency of additional mutations not found in the BAL sample.