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Data concerning the transmission of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in paucisymptomatic patients are lacking. We report an Italian paucisymptomatic case of coronavirus disease 2019 with multiple biological samples positive for SARS-CoV-2. This case was detected using the World Health Organization protocol on cases and contact investigation. Current discharge criteria and the impact of extra-pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 samples are discussed.

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a paucisymptomatic patient: epidemiological and clinical challenge in settings with limited community transmission, Italy, February 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Emanuele+Nicastri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nicastri Emanuele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alessandra+D%E2%80%99Abramo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">D’Abramo Alessandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giovanni+Faggioni&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Faggioni Giovanni</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Riccardo+De+Santis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">De Santis Riccardo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrea+Mariano&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mariano Andrea</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Luciana+Lepore&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lepore Luciana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Filippo+Molinari&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Molinari Filippo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giancarlo+Petralito&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Petralito Giancarlo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Silvia+Fillo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fillo Silvia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Diego+Munzi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Munzi Diego</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angela+Corpolongo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Corpolongo Angela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Licia+Bordi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bordi Licia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fabrizio+Carletti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Carletti Fabrizio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Concetta+Castiletti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Castiletti Concetta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesca+Colavita&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Colavita Francesca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eleonora+Lalle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lalle Eleonora</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nazario+Bevilacqua&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bevilacqua Nazario</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Letizia+Giancola&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Giancola Maria Letizia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Scorzolini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Scorzolini Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Simone+Lanini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lanini Simone</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Claudia+Palazzolo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Palazzolo Claudia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angelo+De+Domenico&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">De Domenico Angelo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Anna+Spinelli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Spinelli Maria Anna</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paola+Scognamiglio&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Scognamiglio Paola</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paolo+Piredda&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Piredda Paolo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Raffaele+Iacomino&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Iacomino Raffaele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrea+Mone&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mone Andrea</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vincenzo+Puro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Puro Vincenzo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nicola+Petrosillo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Petrosillo Nicola</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antonio+Battistini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Battistini Antonio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesco+Vairo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vairo Francesco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Florigio+Lista&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lista Florigio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppe+Ippolito&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ippolito Giuseppe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=on+behalf+of+INMI+and+the+Italian+Army+COVID-19+study+groups&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">on behalf of INMI and the Italian Army COVID-19 study groups</a></span>. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a paucisymptomatic patient: epidemiological and clinical challenge in settings with limited community transmission, Italy, February 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(11):pii=2000230. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000230" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000230</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 03 Mar 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Mar 2020 </span> </p>
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