SARS-CoV-2 Screening Test for Japanese Returnees From Wuhan, China, January 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was found to be the causative microorganism of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started to spread in Wuhan, China. This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of questionnaire, symptoms-based screening, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening of returnees from COVID-19-endemic areas on a chartered flight, to examine the proportion of infected persons and the proportion of asymptomatic persons among infected persons who returned from Wuhan.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was done in 7 tertiary medical institutions in Japan. A total of 566 Japanese who returned from Wuhan participated in the study.

Results

Overall, 11 of the 566 passengers had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR

SUBMITTER: Kutsuna S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7337761 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature