Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases

This study examined different ways of determining how long a person with COVID-19 (with and without symptoms) might be infectious for.

Date of publication: 05 Aug 2020
Authors: Andrew William Byrne, David McEvoy, Aine B Collins, Kevin Hunt, Miriam Casey, Ann Barber, Francis Butler, John Griffin, Elizabeth A Lane, Conor McAloon, Kirsty O'Brien, Patrick Wall, Kieran A Walsh, Simon J More
Journal: BMJ Open
Digital object identifier: DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039856
Type of output: Evidence synthesis
Suggested Citation:

Byrne AW, McEvoy D, Collins AB, Hunt K, Casey M, Barber A, Butler F, Griffin J, Lane EA, McAloon C, O’Brien K, Wall P, Walsh KA & More SJ. Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases. BMJ Open. 2020;10(8):e039856.