Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2020)

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

  • Yi Luo,
  • Edwin Trevathan,
  • Zhengmin Qian,
  • Yirong Li,
  • Jin Li,
  • Wei Xiao,
  • Ning Tu,
  • Zhikun Zeng,
  • Pingzheng Mo,
  • Yong Xiong,
  • Guangming Ye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.201016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 8
pp. 1930 – 1933

Abstract

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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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