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. 2020 Sep;14(5):599-600.
doi: 10.1111/irv.12768. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Identification and management of asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China

Jianhui Peng  1 , Dongwei Su  2 , Ziwei Zhang  3 , Mingke Wang  4   5
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Identification and management of asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China

Jianhui Peng et al. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic carriers; identification; management.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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