Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Clin. Microbiol. Infect. · Apr 2021
The role of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infection in SARS-CoV-2 transmission-a living systematic review.
Reports suggest that asymptomatic individuals (those with no symptoms at all throughout infection) with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are infectious, but the extent of transmission based on symptom status requires further study. ⋯ PROSPERO CRD42020188168.