Estimating the latent period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Using detailed exposure information on COVID-19 cases, we estimated the mean latent period to be 5.5 (95% CI: 5.1-5.9) days, shorter than the mean incubation period (6.9 days). Laboratory testing may allow shorter quarantines since 95% of COVID-19 cases shed virus within 10.6 (95% CI: 9.6-11.6) days of infection.
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Xin, H., Li, Y., Wu, P., Li, Z., Lau, E. H. Y., Qin, Y., … Li, Z. (2021, September 22). Estimating the Latent Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clinical Infectious Diseases. Oxford University Press (OUP). http://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab746
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2021-09-22
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