Asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospitalized patients

Assessment of asymptomatic COVID-19 can help determine the true impact of the disease and improve knowledge on transmission potential, which is of paramount relevance for public health policies and for infection control.1,2 Between the July 6 and 12, 2020, 120 patients aged >18 years at São Paulo...

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Published in:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2021-09, Vol.42 (9), p.1158-1160
Main Authors: Passarelli, Victor C, Faico-Filho, Klinger, Moreira, Luiz V L, Luna, Luciano Kleber de Souza, Conte, Danielle D, Camargo, Clarice, Perosa, Ana H, Bellei, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Asymptomatic Diseases
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Health policy
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Length of stay
Letter to the Editor
Masks
Nosocomial infections
Patients
Public health
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Urinary tract diseases
Urinary tract infections
Urogenital system
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Summary:Assessment of asymptomatic COVID-19 can help determine the true impact of the disease and improve knowledge on transmission potential, which is of paramount relevance for public health policies and for infection control.1,2 Between the July 6 and 12, 2020, 120 patients aged >18 years at São Paulo Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, were screened for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal specimens. Discharge 4 36 Female Clinical, relapsing polychondritis Third floor, shared bedroom (with patient 5) 11 2 MV/Death 5a 64 Female Clinical, systemic lupus erythematosus Third floor, shared bedroom (with patient 4) 15 3 SONC/ICU 6 81 Male Clinical, urinary tract infection Third floor, single bedroom 6 5 MV/Discharge 7 63 Male Clinical, urinary tract infection Tenth floor (same ward as patient 8), single bedroom 21 4 MV/Death 8 53 Female Clinical, nephrotic syndrome Tenth floor (same ward as patient 7), single bedroom 9 1 SONC/Discharge 9a 34 Male Clinical, decompensated heart failure Tenth floor, single bedroom 2 2 SONC Note. [...]previous studies have suggested that only a small fraction of asymptomatic persons may eventually develop symptoms,1–3,5 but more than half of the initially asymptomatic patients in this study became symptomatic.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.441