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

• Published in: Emerging 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...