Delivery of infection from asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 in a familial cluster

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 94; pp. 133 - 138
• Main Authors: Ye, Feng, Xu, Shicai, Rong, Zhihua, Xu, Ronghua, Liu, Xiaowei, Deng, Pingfu, Liu, Hai, Xu, Xuejun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2020; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Asymptomatic carrier; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - complications; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; Cough - etiology; COVID-19; Diarrhea - etiology; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Fever - etiology; Hospitalization; Humans; Incubation period; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral - complications; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Incubation period; Pneumonia; Asymptomatic carrier

•There are more than 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with spread to over 100 countries as of 2020-03-08.•Asymptomatic carriers during the incubation period can be a potential infection source of COVID-19.•Person-to-person transmission has been documented; asymptomatic carriers should be a focus fo...