Incubation period of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of observational research
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Objectives The aim of this study was to conduct a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis
of estimates of the incubation period of COVID-19. Design Rapid systematic review and
meta-analysis of observational research. Setting International studies on incubation period
of COVID-19. Participants Searches were carried out in PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase,
Cochrane Library as well as the preprint servers MedRxiv and BioRxiv. Studies were
selected for meta-analysis if they reported either the parameters and CIs of the distributions …
of estimates of the incubation period of COVID-19. Design Rapid systematic review and
meta-analysis of observational research. Setting International studies on incubation period
of COVID-19. Participants Searches were carried out in PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase,
Cochrane Library as well as the preprint servers MedRxiv and BioRxiv. Studies were
selected for meta-analysis if they reported either the parameters and CIs of the distributions …
Objectives
The aim of this study was to conduct a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of estimates of the incubation period of COVID-19.
Design
Rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of observational research.
Setting
International studies on incubation period of COVID-19.
Participants
Searches were carried out in PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Cochrane Library as well as the preprint servers MedRxiv and BioRxiv. Studies were selected for meta-analysis if they reported either the parameters and CIs of the distributions fit to the data, or sufficient information to facilitate calculation of those values. After initial eligibility screening, 24 studies were selected for initial review, nine of these were shortlisted for meta-analysis. Final estimates are from meta-analysis of eight studies.
Primary outcome measures
Parameters of a lognormal distribution of incubation periods.
Results
The incubation period distribution may be modelled with a lognormal distribution with pooled mu and sigma parameters (95% CIs) of 1.63 (95% CI 1.51 to 1.75) and 0.50 (95% CI 0.46 to 0.55), respectively. The corresponding mean (95% CIs) was 5.8 (95% CI 5.0 to 6.7) days. It should be noted that uncertainty increases towards the tail of the distribution: the pooled parameter estimates (95% CIs) resulted in a median incubation period of 5.1 (95% CI 4.5 to 5.8) days, whereas the 95th percentile was 11.7 (95% CI 9.7 to 14.2) days.
Conclusions
The choice of which parameter values are adopted will depend on how the information is used, the associated risks and the perceived consequences of decisions to be taken. These recommendations will need to be revisited once further relevant information becomes available. Accordingly, we present an R Shiny app that facilitates updating these estimates as new data become available.
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