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Asymptomatic cases with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
Author(s) -
Wang Yishan,
Kang Hanyujie,
Liu Xuefeng,
Tong Zhaohui
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.25990
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , virology , outbreak , quarantine , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , serology , coronavirus , disease , intensive care medicine , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , antibody , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Abstract On 31 March 2020, Chinese Health Authorization announced that numbers of asymptomatic cases with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection will be made to the public daily. This was a very important step since different counties have different capacities for the detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and control strategy for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak. We summarized the characteristics of asymptomatic SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and the transmission potential of asymptomatic cases. Then we provided guidelines for the management of asymptomatic cases through quarantine and nucleic acid/serology tests.