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
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1437_article
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spelling doaj-2f578e32bcc74efdb21fd5efa0f47bca2020-11-25T00:14:00ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592016-03-0122352652810.3201/eid2203.151437Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation PeriodVictor VirlogeuxMinah ParkJoseph T. WuBenjamin J. CowlingWe 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).https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1437_articleMiddle East respiratory syndromeMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusMERS-CoVcoronavirusvirusesincubation period
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author Victor Virlogeux
Minah Park
Joseph T. Wu
Benjamin J. Cowling
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Minah Park
Joseph T. Wu
Benjamin J. Cowling
Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV
coronavirus
viruses
incubation period
author_facet Victor Virlogeux
Minah Park
Joseph T. Wu
Benjamin J. Cowling
author_sort Victor Virlogeux
title Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
title_short Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
title_full Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
title_fullStr Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
title_full_unstemmed Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
title_sort association between severity of mers-cov infection and incubation period
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2016-03-01
description 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).
topic Middle East respiratory syndrome
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV
coronavirus
viruses
incubation period
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-1437_article
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