Covid-19 in South Korea — Challenges of Subclinical Manifestations

Among 28 early confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Korea, diagnosis was delayed in 11 patients because of subclinical symptoms and diverse initial manifestations. Covid-19 was diagnosed by surveillance testing in 3 patients who were asymptomatic.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 382; no. 19; pp. 1858 - 1859
Main Authors Song, Joon-Young, Yun, Jin-Gu, Noh, Ji-Yun, Cheong, Hee-Jin, Kim, Woo-Joo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 07.05.2020
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Asymptomatic
Asymptomatic Infections
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronaviruses
Correspondence
COVID-19
Delayed Diagnosis
Disease transmission
Female
Humans
Infections
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Pandemics
Patients
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Quarantine
Republic of Korea
Respiratory diseases
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Republic of Korea
South Korea
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ISSN0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI10.1056/NEJMc2001801

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Summary:Among 28 early confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Korea, diagnosis was delayed in 11 patients because of subclinical symptoms and diverse initial manifestations. Covid-19 was diagnosed by surveillance testing in 3 patients who were asymptomatic.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2001801