Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period

Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period

We analyzed data for 170 patients in South Korea who had laboratory-confirmed infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. A longer incubation period was associated with a reduction in the risk for death (adjusted odds ratio/1-day increase in incubation period 0.83, 95% credibility i...

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Main Authors: Victor Virlogeux, Minah Park, Joseph T. Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV
coronavirus
viruses
incubation period
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1437_article
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Summary:We analyzed data for 170 patients in South Korea who had laboratory-confirmed infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. A longer incubation period was associated with a reduction in the risk for death (adjusted odds ratio/1-day increase in incubation period 0.83, 95% credibility interval 0.68–1.03).
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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