Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a paucisymptomatic patient: epidemiological and clinical challenge in settings with limited community transmission, Italy, February 2020

Data concerning the transmission of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in paucisymptomatic patients are lacking. We report an Italian paucisymptomatic case of coronavirus disease 2019 with multiple biological samples positive for SARS-CoV-2. This case was detected u...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2020-03, Vol.25 (11), p.1
Main Authors: Nicastri, Emanuele, D'Abramo, Alessandra, Faggioni, Giovanni, De Santis, Riccardo, Mariano, Andrea, Lepore, Luciana, Molinari, Filippo, Petralito, Giancarlo, Fillo, Silvia, Munzi, Diego, Corpolongo, Angela, Bordi, Licia, Carletti, Fabrizio, Castiletti, Concetta, Colavita, Francesca, Lalle, Eleonora, Bevilacqua, Nazario, Giancola, Maria Letizia, Scorzolini, Laura, Lanini, Simone, Palazzolo, Claudia, De Domenico, Angelo, Spinelli, Maria Anna, Scognamiglio, Paola, Piredda, Paolo, Iacomino, Raffaele, Mone, Andrea, Puro, Vincenzo, Petrosillo, Nicola, Battistini, Antonio, Vairo, Francesco, Lista, Florigio, Ippolito, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
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Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Pathology
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Summary:Data concerning the transmission of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in paucisymptomatic patients are lacking. We report an Italian paucisymptomatic case of coronavirus disease 2019 with multiple biological samples positive for SARS-CoV-2. This case was detected using the World Health Organization protocol on cases and contact investigation. Current discharge criteria and the impact of extra-pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 samples are discussed.
ISSN:1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917