Otolaryngology Providers Must Be Alert for Patients with Mild and Asymptomatic COVID-19

More than half of COVID-19 patients are afebrile early in the disease course, yet mildly ill or asymptomatic patients can still spread SARS-CoV-2 with high efficiency. Atypically presenting patients may be seen in noninfectious disease settings such as otolaryngology, which is a specialty prone to o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2020-06, Vol.162 (6), p.809-810, Article 0194599820920649
Hauptverfasser: Cheng, Xiaoting, Liu, Jialin, Li, Ning, Nisenbaum, Eric, Sun, Qing, Chen, Bing, Casiano, Roy, Weed, Donald, Telischi, Fred, Denneny, James C., Liu, Xuezhong, Shu, Yilai
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Zusammenfassung:More than half of COVID-19 patients are afebrile early in the disease course, yet mildly ill or asymptomatic patients can still spread SARS-CoV-2 with high efficiency. Atypically presenting patients may be seen in noninfectious disease settings such as otolaryngology, which is a specialty prone to occupational exposure. Otolaryngologists have been infected with COVID-19 at higher rates than other specialties in China and other countries. Otolaryngology providers should maintain high clinical suspicion for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. Protective strategies should be implemented including preappointment screening, triaging, restriction of nonurgent visits and surgeries, telemedicine, and appropriate personal protective equipment use.
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1177/0194599820920649