How should a positive PCR test result for COVID-19 in an asymptomatic individual be interpreted and managed?

Med Mal Infect. 2020 Nov;50(8):633-638. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2020.09.014. Epub 2020 Oct 3.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Asymptomatic Infections*
  • Betacoronavirus / genetics*
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction* / methods
  • SARS-CoV-2