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Published in: Critical Care 1/2020

Open Access 01-12-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Research Letter

Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers

Authors: Xiquan Yan, Xiaotong Han, Yong Fan, Zhixiong Fang, Da Long, Yimin Zhu

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease that was first reported in Wuhan, China, and which has subsequently spread worldwide [1]. Zhang and colleagues reported in Critical Care, providing evidence that asymptomatic carriers can transmit COVID-19 [2]. To our knowledge, no study comprehensively investigated the duration of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers. …
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Zhu N, Zhang D, Wang W, Li X, Yang B, Song J, Zhao X, Huang B, Shi W, Lu R, et al. A novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia in China, 2019. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(8):727–33.CrossRef
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Zhang J, Tian S, Lou J, Chen Y. Familial cluster of COVID-19 infection from an asymptomatic. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):119.CrossRef
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Title
Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers
Authors
Xiquan Yan
Xiaotong Han
Yong Fan
Zhixiong Fang
Da Long
Yimin Zhu
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-02952-0

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