Characteristics of Viral Shedding Time in SARS-CoV-2 Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Danying Yan (Author), Xiaobao Zhang (Author), Can Chen (Author), Daixi Jiang (Author), Xiaoxiao Liu (Author), Yuqing Zhou (Author), Chenyang Huang (Author), Yiyi Zhou (Author), Zhou Guan (Author), Cheng Ding (Author), Lu Chen (Author), Lei Lan (Author), Xiaofang Fu (Author), Jie Wu (Author), Lanjuan Li (Author), Shigui Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The viral shedding time (VST) of SARS-CoV-2 mainly determines its transmission and duration of infectiousness. However, it was heterogeneous in the existing studies. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to comprehensively summarize the VST of SARS-CoV-2.Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of...