Normative:Asymptomatic
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Normative
Definition
An asymptomatic case is a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 who does not develop symptoms (15,16).
Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/338882/WHO-2019-nCoV-clinical-2021.1-eng.pdf
Encyclopaedic information
One systematic review of 79 studies found that 20% (17–25%) of people remained asymptomatic throughout the course of infection (20).
Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/338882/WHO-2019-nCoV-clinical-2021.1-eng.pdf
Examples
It is unclear what percentage of individuals who present with asymptomatic infection progress to clinical disease.
Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf
Collocations
- asymptomatic and presymptomatic
- asymptomatic and symptomatic
- asymptomatic case
- asymptomatic infection
Keyness
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