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Editor, Senior Moderator
Acad Emerg Med
. 2020 Jun 9.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14044. Online ahead of print.
Testing Asymptomatic Emergency Department Patients for Coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) in a Low Prevalence Region
James S Ford[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aman Parikh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rupinder Sandhu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Samuel Turnipseed[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Beth Morris[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Larissa May[SUP] 1 [/SUP], James F Holmes[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The first cases of Coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019[SUP]1[/SUP] . The literature demonstrates geographical variation with regards to estimates of infection incidence, suggesting that COVID-19 has been underdiagnosed in certain regions[SUP]2,3[/SUP] . The rate of asymptomatic infection has been estimated to be as high as 30.8%, which may help explain variation in incidence, particularly in regions with differing screening practices [SUP]3[/SUP] . Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic carriers has been reported in multiple family units, indicating that this mode of infection is important in understanding disease epidemiology and population risk[SUP]4,5[/SUP] .
. 2020 Jun 9.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14044. Online ahead of print.
Testing Asymptomatic Emergency Department Patients for Coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) in a Low Prevalence Region
James S Ford[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aman Parikh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rupinder Sandhu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Samuel Turnipseed[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Beth Morris[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Larissa May[SUP] 1 [/SUP], James F Holmes[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32516467
- DOI: 10.1111/acem.14044
Abstract
The first cases of Coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019[SUP]1[/SUP] . The literature demonstrates geographical variation with regards to estimates of infection incidence, suggesting that COVID-19 has been underdiagnosed in certain regions[SUP]2,3[/SUP] . The rate of asymptomatic infection has been estimated to be as high as 30.8%, which may help explain variation in incidence, particularly in regions with differing screening practices [SUP]3[/SUP] . Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic carriers has been reported in multiple family units, indicating that this mode of infection is important in understanding disease epidemiology and population risk[SUP]4,5[/SUP] .