SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding, and infectiousness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Çevik, Müge; Tate, Matthew; Lloyd, Ollie; Enrico Maraolo, Alberto; Schafers, Jenna; Ho, Antonia

doi:10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30172-5

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SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding, and infectiousness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in The Lancet Microbe • Nov 20, 2020

Authors:

Müge Çevik

Matthew Tate

Ollie Lloyd

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Viral load kinetics and duration of viral shedding are important determinants for disease transmission. We aimed to characterise viral load dynamics, duration of viral RNA shedding, and viable virus shedding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in various body ...

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Viral shedding

Viral load

Medicine

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