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SARS-CoV-2 turned positive in a discharged patient with COVID-19 arouses concern regarding the present standards for discharge

International Journal of Infectious DiseasesPublished 19 March 2020Open access
Jing-feng Zhang, Kun Yan, Hong-hua Ye, Jie Lin, Jian-jun Zheng, Ting Cai
Citations109
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.32
SNIP1.19
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TL;DR

An asymptomatic discharged patient with CO VID-19 who was retested positive for SARS-CoV-2 is reported, which arouses concern regarding the present discharge standard of COVID-19.

Abstract

An outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China caused by SARS-CoV-2 has led to a serious epidemic in China and other countries, resulting in worldwide concern. With active efforts of prevention and control, more and more patients are being discharged. However, how to manage these patients normatively is still challenging. This paper reports an asymptomatic discharged patient with COVID-19 who retested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which arouses concern regarding the present discharge standards of COVID-19.

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