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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 3. pii: S1201-9712(20)30173-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.041. [Epub ahead of print]
The enlightenment from two cases of asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2: is it safe after 14 days of isolation?
Mao ZQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Wan R[SUP]2[/SUP], He LY[SUP]1[/SUP], Hu YC[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen W[SUP]4[/SUP].
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Abstract
From 78 laboratory-confirmed cases, we found 2 asymptomatic infections. One patient was discharged within 14 days after treatment. Another patient was discharged 25 days after treatment, and his TR-PCR test was still positive on the 15th day. We found that there may be virus carriers in asymptomatic population with epidemiological contact history. After 14 days of isolation, asymptomatic infection may still carry the virus, which means the risk of transmission and present a new challenge to home isolation.
Copyright ? 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Asymptomatic infection; Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2); home isolation
PMID:32251796DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.041
The enlightenment from two cases of asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2: is it safe after 14 days of isolation?
Mao ZQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Wan R[SUP]2[/SUP], He LY[SUP]1[/SUP], Hu YC[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen W[SUP]4[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
From 78 laboratory-confirmed cases, we found 2 asymptomatic infections. One patient was discharged within 14 days after treatment. Another patient was discharged 25 days after treatment, and his TR-PCR test was still positive on the 15th day. We found that there may be virus carriers in asymptomatic population with epidemiological contact history. After 14 days of isolation, asymptomatic infection may still carry the virus, which means the risk of transmission and present a new challenge to home isolation.
Copyright ? 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Asymptomatic infection; Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2); home isolation
PMID:32251796DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.041