Clinical characteristics of patients with confirmed and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the clinical characteristics of patients with asymptomatic novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and compare them with those of patients with mild disease.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Multiple medical centers in Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Participants

A total of 3,263 patients with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) infection between February 4, 2020, and April 15, 2020.

Main outcome measures

Patient demographic characteristics, medical history, vital signs, and laboratory and chest computed tomography (CT) findings.

Results

A total of 3,173 and 90 patients with mild and moderate, and asymptomatic COVID-19, respectively, were included. A total of 575 (18.2%) symptom

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397853 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature