Department of Internal Medicine, The Affiliated Chencun Hospital of Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China.
Radiology Department, The Affiliated Chencun Hospital of Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China.
J Med Virol. 2021 Jan;93(1):518-521. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25776. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
At present, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rampaging around the world. However, asymptomatic carriers intensified the difficulty of prevention and management. Here we reported the screening, clinical features, and treatment process of a family cluster involving three COVID-19 patients. The discovery of the first asymptomatic carrier in this family cluster depends on the repeated and comprehensive epidemiological investigation by disease control experts. In addition, the combination of multiple detection methods can help clinicians find asymptomatic carriers as early as possible. In conclusion, the prevention and control experience of this family cluster showed that comprehensive rigorous epidemiological investigation and combination of multiple detection methods were of great value for the detection of hidden asymptomatic carriers.
目前，2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）正在全球肆虐。然而，无症状感染者增加了防控管理的难度。在此，我们报道了一个涉及 3 名 COVID-19 患者的家庭聚集性病例的筛查、临床特征和治疗过程。该家庭聚集性病例中首例无症状感染者的发现，得益于疾控专家反复、全面的流调工作。此外，多种检测方法的联合应用，有助于临床医师尽早发现无症状感染者。总之，该家庭聚集性病例的防控经验表明，全面、严格的流调工作和多种检测方法的联合应用，对于发现隐匿的无症状感染者具有重要价值。
