Journal
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 214, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108413
Keywords
COVID-19; Familial cluster; Immunocompromised; Incubation period; Atypical infection; Shedding duration
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- Emergency Project of Prevention and Control for COVID-19 of Central South University [16026000]
- COVID-19 Project of Changsha Science and Technology Bureau [38065]
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Clusters of patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been successively reported globally. Studies show clear person-to-person transmission. The average incubation period is 2-14 days, and mostly 3-7 days. However, in some patients, this period may be longer. Here, we report a familial cluster of COVID-19 where a 47-year-old woman with long-term use of glucocorticoids did not develop any symptoms within the 14-day quarantine period but was confirmed with COVID-19 by tested positive of antibody on day 40 after she left Wuhan. Almost at the same time, her father and sister were diagnosed with COVID-19. The results suggest that the long-term use of glucocorticoids might cause atypical infections, a long incubation period, and extra transmission of COVID-19.
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