Low transmission risk of 9 asymptomatic carriers tested positive for both SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid and serum IgG

• Published in: The Journal of infection Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 452 - 482
• Main Authors: Chen, Fenghua, Fu, Daan, Yang, Qianqian, Geng, Zhi, Xia, Jiahong, Wang, Zheng, Wang, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020; The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Betacoronavirus; Contact Tracing; Coronavirus Infections; COVID-19; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Young Adult

•Asymptomatic carriers (RT-PCR+ and serum IgG+) are unable to transmit virus.•Such a low transmission risk might be partly associated with high Ct values.•A new pattern in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients might have emerged.