Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses

CC Wang, KA Prather, J Sznitman, JL Jimenez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …

The proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections that are asymptomatic: a systematic review

DP Oran, EJ Topol - Annals of internal medicine, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Asymptomatic infection seems to be a notable feature of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen that causes coronavirus …

Global percentage of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections among the tested population and individuals with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis: a systematic review and …

Q Ma, J Liu, Q Liu, L Kang, R Liu, W Jing… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Asymptomatic infections are potential sources of transmission for COVID-19.
Objective To evaluate the percentage of asymptomatic infections among individuals …

Estimating infectiousness throughout SARS-CoV-2 infection course

TC Jones, G Biele, B Mühlemann, T Veith, J Schneider… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Although post facto studies have revealed the importance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from presymptomatic …

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a review of viral, host, and environmental factors

EA Meyerowitz, A Richterman, RT Gandhi… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread globally in a few short months …

Duration of infectiousness and correlation with RT-PCR cycle threshold values in cases of COVID-19, England, January to May 2020

A Singanayagam, M Patel, A Charlett… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viral load in the upper respiratory tract
peaks around symptom onset and infectious virus persists for 10 days in mild-to-moderate …

A colorimetric RT-LAMP assay and LAMP-sequencing for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinical samples

VL Dao Thi, K Herbst, K Boerner, M Meurer… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) coronavirus is a major public health challenge …

Prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review

DP Oran, EJ Topol - Annals of internal medicine, 2020 - acpjournals.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly
throughout the world since the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were …

Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening

DB Larremore, B Wilder, E Lester, S Shehata… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis. Because SARS-CoV-2 can
spread from individuals with presymptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic infections, the …

[HTML][HTML] The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' interim recommendation for allocating initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine—United States, 2020

K Dooling - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
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