Daniel P. Oran & Eric J. Topol –
Abstract –
Background:
Asymptomatic infection seems to be a notable feature of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the prevalence is uncertain.
Purpose:
To estimate the proportion of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 who never develop symptoms.
Data source:
Searches of Google News, Google Scholar, medRxiv, and PubMed using the keywords antibodies, asymptomatic, coronavirus, COVID-19, PCR, seroprevalence, and SARS-CoV-2.
Read full article in Annals of Internal Medicine.
