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. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):861-862.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa316.

COVID-19 Transmission Within a Family Cluster by Presymptomatic Carriers in China

Guoqing Qian  1 , Naibin Yang  1 , Ada Hoi Yan Ma  2 , Liping Wang  1 , Guoxiang Li  1 , Xueqin Chen  3 , Xiaomin Chen  1
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COVID-19 Transmission Within a Family Cluster by Presymptomatic Carriers in China

Guoqing Qian et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Abstract

We report a family cluster of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a presymptomatic case. There were 9 family members, including 8 laboratory-confirmed with COVID-19, and a 6-year-old child had no evidence of infection. Among the 8 patients, 1 adult and a 13-month-old infant were asymptomatic, and 1 adult was diagnosed as having severe pneumonia.

Keywords: COVID-19; family cluster; presymptomatic carriers.

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