February 18, 2020

Protecting health-care workers from subclinical coronavirus infection

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• In this correspondence, authors describe several recent incidents in clinical settings that suggest the possible asymptomatic transmission of 2019-nCoV. They highlight the need for high-level personal protective equipment for health care workers, even when working with subclinical patients and those who have recovered from acute illness. 

Chang et al. (Feb 13, 2020) Protecting health-care workers from subclinical coronavirus infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30066-7