Characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Jinan, China.
Microbes Infect
; 22(4-5): 212-217, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-197499
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) is continuously and rapidly circulating at present. Asymptomatic patients have been proven to be contagious and thus pose a significant infection control challenge. Here we describe the characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Jinan, Shandong province, China. A total of 47 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were recruited. Among them, 11 patients were categorized as asymptomatic cases. We found that the asymptomatic patients in Jinan were relatively young and were mainly clustered cases. The laboratory indicators and lung lesion on chest CT were mild. No special factors were found accounting for the presence or absence of symptoms. The presence of asymptomatic patients increased the difficulty of screening. It is necessary to strengthen the identification of such patients in the future.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Asymptomatic Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Microbes Infect
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Microbiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.micinf.2020.04.011
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