Clinical and Laboratory Factors Associated with Symptom Development in Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients at the Time of Diagnosis

Autor:	Seung Youp Lee, Seung Soo Sheen, Hyeonju Jeong, Doran Yoon, Eun Jin Kim, Ji Yeon Kim, Kyoung Ho Song, Sin Young Ham, Hyejin Won, Seung-Kwan Lim, Joon Ho Kim, Hong Sang Oh, Myoung Lyeol Woo, Yu Min Kang, Chul Hee Park
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Infectious Diseases Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Internal medicine Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Symptom development Medicine Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom business Asymptomatic
Zdroj:	Infection & Chemotherapy. 53:786
ISSN:	2092-6448 2093-2340
Popis:	In preparation for the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is crucial to allocate medical resources efficiently for distinguishing people who remain asymptomatic until the end of the disease. Between January 27, 2020, and April 21, 2020, 517 COVID-19 cases from 13 healthcare facilities in Gyeonggi province, Korea, were identified out of which the epidemiologic and clinical information of 66 asymptomatic patients at the time of diagnosis were analyzed retrospectively. An exposure-diagnosis interval within 7 days and abnormal aspartate aminotransferase levels were identified as characteristic symptom development in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. If asymptomatic patients without these characteristics at the time of diagnosis could be differentiated early, more medical resources could be secured for mild or moderate cases in this COVID-19 surge.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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