Low transmission risk of 9 asymptomatic carriers tested positive for both SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid and serum IgG - 06/08/20
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.034
Fenghua Chen a, 1, Daan Fu b, 1, Qianqian Yang a, 1, Zhi Geng a, Jiahong Xia c, ⁎ 
, Zheng Wang b, ⁎ , Lin Wang a, ⁎
, Zheng Wang b, ⁎ , Lin Wang a, ⁎ a Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
b Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
c Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
⁎Corresponding authors.
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Highlights |
• | Asymptomatic carriers (RT-PCR+ and serum IgG+) are unable to transmit virus. |
• | Such a low transmission risk might be partly associated with high Ct values. |
• | A new pattern in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients might have emerged. |
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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 81 - N° 3
P. 452-482 - septembre 2020 Retour au numéro
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