key: cord-0728814-6nlo9t6y
authors: Lippi, Giuseppe; Henry, Brandon M.; Sanchis‐Gomar, Fabian; Mattiuzzi, Camilla
title: Searching for a clinically validated definition of “asymptomatic” COVID‐19 infection
date: 2021-08-13
journal: Int J Clin Pract
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14085
sha: 67ef8efdc4f2b3e62f339030c37f02039a8b6daf
doc_id: 728814
cord_uid: 6nlo9t6y

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Dear Editor,

We read with interest the article of Gormeli Kurt and Gunes, 1 who emphasised that timely detection and isolation of asymptomatic patients with coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) has primary importance for contrasting the spread of the ongoing pandemic outbreak. According to their study design, patients were defined asymptomatic when they received a definitive molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 without presenting symptoms such as fever, cough and myalgia.

The issue of defining, and hence accurately identifying, asymptomatic infections remains a major drawback for purposes of immediate isolation and/or timely clinical management. 2 

Retrospective analysis of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients presenting to emergency department

Towards an accurate and systematic characterisation of persistently asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2