Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

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¹ Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore; Department in Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: engeong.ooi@duke-nus.edu.sg.
² Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore; Department in Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

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Eng Eong Ooi et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;20(9):996-998.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30460-6. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

¹ Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore; Department in Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: engeong.ooi@duke-nus.edu.sg.
² Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore; Department in Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

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