Clinical characteristics of 24 asymptomatic infections with COVID-19 screened among close contacts in Nanjing, China

Zhiliang Hu; Ci Song; Chuanjun Xu; Guangfu Jin; Yaling Chen; Xin Xu; Hongxia Ma; Wei Chen; Yuan Lin; Yishan Zheng; Jianming Wang; Zhibin Hu; Yongxiang Yi; Hongbing Shen

doi:10.1007/s11427-020-1661-4

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AsymptomaticMedicinePneumoniaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologyTransmission (telecommunications)Nucleic acid testAsymptomatic carrierSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internal medicinePediatricsDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 63
Issue: 5
Pages: 706-711
Citations: 1365
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                                    Zhiliang Hu, 
                                
                                    Ci Song, 
                                
                                    Chuanjun Xu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Clinical characteristics of 24 asymptomatic infections with COVID-19 screened among close contacts in Nanjing, China. 
                            Science China Life Sciences
                            , 63
                            (5)
                            , 706-711.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-020-1661-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1661-4