Clinical Outcomes in 55 Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Who Were Asymptomatic at Hospital Admission in Shenzhen, China.
J Infect Dis
; 221(11): 1770-1774, 2020 05 11.
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em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-245019
ABSTRACT
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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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Hospitalização
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Meia-Idade
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Jovem adulto
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Ásia
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Inglês
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Infdis
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