Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period

oleh: Victor Virlogeux, Minah Park, Joseph T. Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-03-01

Deskripsi

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).