Clinical Outcomes in 55 Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Who Were Asymptomatic at Hospital Admission in Shenzhen, China

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An epidemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has spread unexpectedly in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, since December 2019. There are few reports about asymptomatic contacts of infected patients identified as positive for SARS-CoV-2 through screening. We studied the epidemiological and clinical outcomes in 55 asymptomatic carriers who were laboratory confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV-2 through nucleic acid testing of pharyngeal swab samples. The asymptomatic carriers seldom occurred among young people (aged 18-29 years) who had close contact with infected family members. In the majority of patients, the outcome was mild or ordinary 2019 novel coronavirus disease during hospitalization.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:221

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infectious diseases - 221(2020), 11 vom: 11. Mai, Seite 1770-1774

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Yanrong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yingxia [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Nijuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ling [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2494G1JF75
Antiviral Agents
Asymptomatic infection
Drug Combinations
Journal Article
Lopinavir
Lopinavir-ritonavir drug combination
O3J8G9O825
Outcome
Ritonavir
SARS coronavirus 2

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Date Completed 20.05.2020

Date Revised 10.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiaa119

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NLM307665704