October 2, 2020

Clinical Characteristics of Asymptomatic Patients with SARS-CoV-2 in Zhejiang: An Imperceptible Source of Infection

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• A retrospective study of 22 asymptomatic patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and 234 symptomatic patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in Hangzhou, China found that asymptomatic patients tended to be younger (28 years vs. 48 years), female (77% vs 36%), and had fewer coexisting diseases (5% vs 38%) than symptomatic patients.

Dai et al. (Sept 19, 2020). Clinical Characteristics of Asymptomatic Patients with SARS-CoV-2 in Zhejiang: An Imperceptible Source of Infection. Canadian Respiratory Journal. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2045341