Incubation period of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and objective: The incubation period of COVID-19 helps to determine the optimal duration of the quarantine and inform predictive models of incidence curves. Several emerging studies have produced varying results; this systematic review aims to provide a more accurate estimate of the incub...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista clínica espanõla 2021-02, Vol.221 (2), p.109-117 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background and objective: The incubation period of COVID-19 helps to determine the optimal duration of the quarantine and inform predictive models of incidence curves. Several emerging studies have produced varying results; this systematic review aims to provide a more accurate estimate of the incubation period of COVID-19.
Methods: For this systematic review, a literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Sco-pus/EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases, covering all observational and experimental studies reporting the incubation period and published from 1 January 2020 to 21 March 2020.We estimated the mean and 95th percentile of the incubation period using meta-analysis, taking into account between-study heterogeneity, and the analysis with moderator variables.
Results: We included seven studies (n = 792) in the meta-analysis. The heterogeneity (I-2 83.0%, p < 0.001) was significantly decreased when we included the study quality and the statistical model used as moderator variables (I-2 15%). The mean incubation period ranged from 5.6 (95% cl: 5.2 to 6.0) to 6.7 days (95% CI: 6.0 to 7.4) according to the statistical model. The 95th percentile was 12.5 days when the mean age of patients was 60 years, increasing 1 day for every 10 years.
Conclusion: Based on the published data reporting the incubation period of COVID-19, the mean time between exposure and onset of clinical symptoms depended on the statistical model used, and the 95th percentile depended on the mean age of the patients. It is advisable to record sex and age when collecting data in order to analyze possible differential patterns. (C) 2020 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and Sociedad Espanola de Medicina Interne (SEMI). All rights reserved. |
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ISSN: | 0014-2565 2254-8874 1578-1860 2254-8874 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.rce.2020.08.005 |