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Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Research

Intrafamilial Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Associated with Cellular Immune Response without Seroconversion, France

Floriane Gallais, Aurélie Velay, Charlotte Nazon, Marie-Josée Wendling, Marialuisa Partisani, Jean Sibilia, Sophie Candon, and Samira Fafi-KremerComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France (F. Gallais, A. Velay, C. Nazon, M.-J. Wendling, M. Partisani, J. Sibilia, S. Fafi-Kremer); Strasbourg University, Strasbourg (F. Gallais, A. Velay, C. Nazon, M.-J. Wendling, J. Sibilia, S. Fafi-Kremer); Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France (S. Candon)

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Table 1

Clinical and virological characteristics of COVID-19 patients and their contacts at symptom onset, Strasbourg, France, March 10–26, 2020*

ID Age, y/sex RT-PCR† Duration of symptoms, d Symptom onset delay, d‡
Symptoms
Fever Cough Fatigue Headache Anosmia Agueusia Dyspnea Myalgia
Couples with symptomatic contacts
P1 47/F ND Y N Y Y Y Y N Y 15 5
C1
50/M
ND
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
3
P2 54/F ND Y Y Y Y Y Y N 13 7
C2
57/M
ND
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
6
P4§ 45/M Pos (8.39) Y Y N Y Y Y N N 12 6
C4
48/F
Neg
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
10
P5 38/M Pos (7.65) Y N N Y Y Y N N 2 10
C5
40/F
Neg
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
7
P7 45/M Pos Y Y N N Y Y N Y 4 1
C7
45/F
Neg
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
1
P8 63/M Pos Y N Y Y Y Y N N 10 10
C8
57/F
ND
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
10
Couples with asymptomatic contacts
P3 65/F ND N Y N Y N N N N 9 NA
C3
61/M
ND
Asymptomatic
NA
P6# 43/F Pos (3.99) N Y N N Y Y Y N 7 NA
C6
45/M
ND
Asymptomatic
NA
P9 57/M Pos (6.20) Y Y N N N N Y Y 14 NA
C9
58/F
ND
Asymptomatic
NA
P10 39/F Neg N N N Y Y Y N N 10 NA
C10
39/M
ND
Asymptomatic
NA
P11 58/F Pos (8.46) Y N Y Y N N N N 21 NA
C11 57/M ND Asymptomatic
NA

*In ID column, same number indicates partners in 1 couple. C, contact; d, days; ID, identification; ND, not done; NA, not applicable; neg, negative; P, index patient; pos, positive; RT-PCR, reverse-transcription PCR; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
†SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR was performed in nasopharyngeal specimens during the symptomatic phase. When available, viral load (log copies/reaction) is indicated in parentheses below the result.
‡Days from symptom onset in index patient to onset in contact.
§This index patient quarantined himself by dining separately and wearing a mask after positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing 1 day after symptom onset.
#This index patient wore a mask after positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing 3 days after symptom onset.

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