Viral dynamics in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 96, Issue , 2020, Pages 288-290

  Zhou, Rui ^a   Li, Furong ^a   Chen, Fengjuan ^b   Liu, Huamin ^a   Zheng, Jiazhen ^a   Lei, Chunliang ^b   Wu, Xianbo ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic patients; COVID 19; Viral load; Viral shedding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; OPEN READING FRAME; REAL TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID; VIRUS SHEDDING; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; PANDEMIC; VIROLOGY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 85084968982     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.030     Document Type: Article

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