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Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

The 2019 novel coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2, is now spreading globally and is characterized by person-to-person transmission. However, it has recently been found that individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 can be asymptomatic, and simultaneously a source of infection in others. The viral load detec...

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Autores principales: Tan, Jie, Liu, Shousheng, Zhuang, Likun, Chen, Lizhen, Dong, Mengzhen, Zhang, Jie, Xin, Yongning
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Medicine Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7291769/
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2020-0087
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author Tan, Jie
Liu, Shousheng
Zhuang, Likun
Chen, Lizhen
Dong, Mengzhen
Zhang, Jie
Xin, Yongning
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Zhuang, Likun
Chen, Lizhen
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Xin, Yongning
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description The 2019 novel coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2, is now spreading globally and is characterized by person-to-person transmission. However, it has recently been found that individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 can be asymptomatic, and simultaneously a source of infection in others. The viral load detected in nasopharyngeal swabs of asymptomatic carriers is relatively high, with a great potential for transmission. More attention should be paid to the insidious spread of disease and harm contributed by asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers. To provide a theoretical basis for the accurate and early clinical identification of asymptomatic patients, this review objectively summarizes the epidemic status, transmission characteristics and clinical features of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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spelling pubmed-72917692020-06-12 Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection Tan, Jie Liu, Shousheng Zhuang, Likun Chen, Lizhen Dong, Mengzhen Zhang, Jie Xin, Yongning Future Virol Special Report The 2019 novel coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2, is now spreading globally and is characterized by person-to-person transmission. However, it has recently been found that individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 can be asymptomatic, and simultaneously a source of infection in others. The viral load detected in nasopharyngeal swabs of asymptomatic carriers is relatively high, with a great potential for transmission. More attention should be paid to the insidious spread of disease and harm contributed by asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers. To provide a theoretical basis for the accurate and early clinical identification of asymptomatic patients, this review objectively summarizes the epidemic status, transmission characteristics and clinical features of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Future Medicine Ltd 2020-06-12 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7291769/ http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2020-0087 Text en © 2020 Future Medicine Ltd This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Tan, Jie
Liu, Shousheng
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Chen, Lizhen
Dong, Mengzhen
Zhang, Jie
Xin, Yongning
Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
title Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_full Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_fullStr Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_full_unstemmed Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_short Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_sort transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with sars-cov-2 infection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7291769/
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2020-0087
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