Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 17, 2020

Clinical outcome of 55 asymptomatic cases at the time of hospital admission infected with SARS-Coronavirus-2 in Shenzhen, China

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  • The study presents epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 55 asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 in China. The authors found that asymptomatic infection was more common in middle aged people who had close contact with infected family members, and that a majority of cases developed mild or moderate symptoms.

Wang et al. (Mar 17, 2020). Clinical outcome of 55 asymptomatic cases at the time of hospital admission infected with SARS-Coronavirus-2 in Shenzhen, China. Jour of Infect Dis. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa119