Patterns of Viral Clearance in the Natural Course of Asymptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Comparison with Symptomatic Nonsevere COVID-19

The first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 (Chen et al., 2020; Huang et al., 2020). The pathogen has been identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Lu et al., 2020; Zhu et al., 2020). COVID-19 has rapidly become widespread across the world. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. From the end of February through March 2020, Daegu —the fourth largest city in South Korea—was emerging as an epicenter of COVID-19 in South Korea.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 3, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jae-Sun Uhm, Jin Young Ahn, Jong Hoon Hyun, Yujin Sohn, Jung Ho Kim, Su Jin Jeong, Nam Su Ku, Jun Yong Choi, Yu-Kyung Park, Ho-sung Yi, Sung Kyu Park, Bong-Ok Kim, Hyewon Kim, Jinwoo Choi, Seung-mo Kang, Yeong Ho Choi, Hae Kyoung Yoon, Sunkyung Jung, Hyeo Source Type: research