Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Household Contacts of a Healthcare Provider, Wuhan, China

We found that all 5 asymptomatic household contacts of a Wuhan, China, physician with coronavirus disease had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detected by PCR. The index patient and 2 contacts also had abnormal chest computed tomography scans. Asymptomatic infected household contacts...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 1930 - 1933
Main Authors Luo, Yi, Trevathan, Edwin, Qian, Zhengmin, Li, Yirong, Li, Jin, Xiao, Wei, Tu, Ning, Zeng, Zhikun, Mo, Pingzheng, Xiong, Yong, Ye, Guangming
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
2019 novel coronavirus disease
Adult
Asymptomatic
Asymptomatic Diseases
Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Household Contacts of a Healthcare Provider, Wuhan, China
Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity
Betacoronavirus - physiology
Child
China - epidemiology
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods
Contact Tracing
coronavirus disease
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Family Characteristics
Female
Health aspects
Health care industry
Health Personnel
Hospitals
Households
Humans
Infections
Laboratories
Male
Medical research
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Research Letter
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
viruses
China
United States > US
viruses
asymptomatic
zoonoses
respiratory infections
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
China
healthcare workers
Wuhan
2019 novel coronavirus disease
coronavirus disease
household contacts
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Summary:We found that all 5 asymptomatic household contacts of a Wuhan, China, physician with coronavirus disease had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detected by PCR. The index patient and 2 contacts also had abnormal chest computed tomography scans. Asymptomatic infected household contacts of healthcare workers with coronavirus disease might be underrecognized.
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ISSN:1080-6040
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DOI:10.3201/eid2608.201016