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Editor, Senior Moderator
Euro Surveill. 2020 Mar;25(11). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000230.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a paucisymptomatic patient: epidemiological and clinical challenge in settings with limited community transmission, Italy, February 2020.
Nicastri E[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], D'Abramo A[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Faggioni G[SUP]3[/SUP], De Santis R[SUP]3[/SUP], Mariano A[SUP]2[/SUP], Lepore L[SUP]2[/SUP], Molinari F[SUP]3[/SUP], Petralito G[SUP]3[/SUP], Fillo S[SUP]3[/SUP], Munzi D[SUP]3[/SUP], Corpolongo A[SUP]2[/SUP], Bordi L[SUP]2[/SUP], Carletti F[SUP]2[/SUP], Castiletti C[SUP]2[/SUP], Colavita F[SUP]2[/SUP], Lalle E[SUP]2[/SUP], Bevilacqua N[SUP]2[/SUP], Giancola ML[SUP]2[/SUP], Scorzolini L[SUP]2[/SUP], Lanini S[SUP]2[/SUP], Palazzolo C[SUP]2[/SUP], De Domenico A[SUP]4[/SUP], Spinelli MA[SUP]3[/SUP], Scognamiglio P[SUP]2[/SUP], Piredda P[SUP]4[/SUP], Iacomino R[SUP]4[/SUP], Mone A[SUP]4[/SUP], Puro V[SUP]2[/SUP], Petrosillo N[SUP]2[/SUP], Battistini A[SUP]5[/SUP], Vairo F[SUP]2[/SUP], Lista F[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Ippolito G[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], On Behalf Of Inmi And The Italian Army Covid-Study Groups[SUP]7[/SUP].
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Abstract
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.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Italy; paucisymptomatic case
PMID:32209164DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000230
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a paucisymptomatic patient: epidemiological and clinical challenge in settings with limited community transmission, Italy, February 2020.
Nicastri E[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], D'Abramo A[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Faggioni G[SUP]3[/SUP], De Santis R[SUP]3[/SUP], Mariano A[SUP]2[/SUP], Lepore L[SUP]2[/SUP], Molinari F[SUP]3[/SUP], Petralito G[SUP]3[/SUP], Fillo S[SUP]3[/SUP], Munzi D[SUP]3[/SUP], Corpolongo A[SUP]2[/SUP], Bordi L[SUP]2[/SUP], Carletti F[SUP]2[/SUP], Castiletti C[SUP]2[/SUP], Colavita F[SUP]2[/SUP], Lalle E[SUP]2[/SUP], Bevilacqua N[SUP]2[/SUP], Giancola ML[SUP]2[/SUP], Scorzolini L[SUP]2[/SUP], Lanini S[SUP]2[/SUP], Palazzolo C[SUP]2[/SUP], De Domenico A[SUP]4[/SUP], Spinelli MA[SUP]3[/SUP], Scognamiglio P[SUP]2[/SUP], Piredda P[SUP]4[/SUP], Iacomino R[SUP]4[/SUP], Mone A[SUP]4[/SUP], Puro V[SUP]2[/SUP], Petrosillo N[SUP]2[/SUP], Battistini A[SUP]5[/SUP], Vairo F[SUP]2[/SUP], Lista F[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Ippolito G[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], On Behalf Of Inmi And The Italian Army Covid-Study Groups[SUP]7[/SUP].
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Abstract
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.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Italy; paucisymptomatic case
PMID:32209164DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000230