Evidence from two cases of asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2: Are 14 days of isolation sufficient?

Among 78 laboratory-confirmed cases, we found two asymptomatic infections. One patient was discharged within 14 days after treatment. Another patient was discharged 25 days after treatment, and his RT-PCR test was still positive on the 15th day. We found that there may be virus carriers in the asymp...

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Autores principales: Wan, Ren, Mao, Zhi-Qun, He, Li-Yi, Hu, Yue-Chun, Wei-Chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32251796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.041
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Sumario:Among 78 laboratory-confirmed cases, we found two asymptomatic infections. One patient was discharged within 14 days after treatment. Another patient was discharged 25 days after treatment, and his RT-PCR test was still positive on the 15th day. We found that there may be virus carriers in the asymptomatic population with an epidemiological contact history. After 14 days of isolation, those with asymptomatic infection may still carry the virus, which means a risk of transmission, presenting a new challenge for the management of home isolation.

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