Skip to main content <#main-content> medRxiv * Home * About * Submit * News & Notes * ALERTS / RSS Search for this keyword / / Advanced Search // Comment on this paper <#disqus_thread> SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a living systematic review and meta-analysis // View ORCID Profile Muge Cevik, Matthew Tate, // View ORCID Profile Oliver Lloyd, // View ORCID Profile Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Jenna Schafers, // View ORCID Profile Antonia Ho doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.25.20162107 This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should /not/ be used to guide clinical practice. Muge Cevik 1 Division of Infection and Global Health, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews; * Find this author on Google Scholar * Find this author on PubMed * Search for this author on this site * ORCID record for Muge Cevik * For correspondence: mc349@st-andrews.ac.uk Matthew Tate 2 Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Wishaw, Wishaw, UK; * Find this author on Google Scholar * Find this author on PubMed * Search for this author on this site Oliver Lloyd 3 NHS Lothian Infection Service, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K.; * Find this author on Google Scholar * Find this author on PubMed * Search for this author on this site * ORCID record for Oliver Lloyd Alberto Enrico Maraolo 4 First Division of Infectious Diseases, Cotugno Hospital, AORN dei Colli, Naples, Italy; * Find this author on Google Scholar * Find this author on PubMed * Search for this author on this site * ORCID record for Alberto Enrico Maraolo Jenna Schafers 3 NHS Lothian Infection Service, Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K.; * Find this author on Google Scholar * Find this author on PubMed * Search for this author on this site Antonia Ho 5 MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK * Find this author on Google Scholar * Find this author on PubMed * Search for this author on this site * ORCID record for Antonia Ho * For correspondence: antonia.ho@glasgow.ac.uk * Abstract * Info/History * Metrics * Supplementary material * Data/Code * // Preview PDF Loading Abstract Background Viral load kinetics and the duration of viral shedding are important determinants for disease transmission. We aim i) to characterise viral load dynamics, duration of viral RNA, and viable virus shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in various body fluids and ii) to compare SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamics with SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV. Methods: Medline, EMBASE, Europe PMC, preprint servers and grey literature were searched to retrieve all articles reporting viral dynamics and duration of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV shedding. We excluded case reports and case series with < 5 patients, or studies that did not report shedding duration from symptom onset. PROSPERO registration: CRD42020181914. Findings: Seventy-nine studies on SARS-CoV-2, 8 on SARS-CoV-1, and 11 on MERS-CoV were included. Mean SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding duration in upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract, stool and serum were 17.0, 14.6, 17.2 and 16.6 days, respectively. Maximum duration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding reported in URT, LRT, stool and serum was 83, 59, 35 and 60 days, respectively. Pooled mean duration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding was positively associated with age (p=0.002), but not gender (p = 0.277). No study to date has detected live virus beyond day nine of illness despite persistently high viral loads. SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the upper respiratory tract appears to peak in the first week of illness, while SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV peak later. Conclusion: Although SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding in respiratory and stool can be prolonged, duration of viable virus is relatively short-lived. Thus, detection of viral RNA cannot be used to infer infectiousness. High SARS-CoV-2 titres are detectable in the first week of illness with an early peak observed at symptom onset to day 5 of illness. This review underscores the importance of early case finding and isolation, as well as public education on the spectrum of illness. However, given potential delays in the isolation of patients, effective containment of SARS-CoV-2 may be challenging even with an early detection and isolation strategy. Funding: No funding was received. Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Funding Statement No funding received Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: Not applicable All necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. 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Blog posts linking to this article: Devdiscourse, 29 Jul 2020 The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find… Tweets referencing this article: 88 followers ICNIC @ICNIC_L RT @dockaurG : 3/ Recent pre-print systematic review & meta-analysis on "#SARSCoV2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding & infecti… 11:24AM Reply Retweet Favourite 205 followers Sarah @sass_byname @ClarkeMicah @theblogmire And as this study shows, these PCR tests run on samples taken from upper respiratory tract swabs are likely to be picking up RNA from inactive virus, which can persist for up to 83 days. 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Smith @GreggASmith3 RT @kylamb8 : Again, positive tests tell us nothing about spreading infections in the present tense. Share this. It's important. It's why th… 10:45AM Reply Retweet Favourite 4,458 followers SystematicReviewBot @EvidenceRobot RT @solmicrobe : SARS CoV-2 Viral Dynamics—a fantastic meta-analysis. https://t.co/0POf3Xq9UL 10:42AM Reply Retweet Favourite 26 followers Philip Westwell @PhilWestwell RT @dontbetyet : @AlistairHaimes Maybe why.... https://t.co/dnKhnilh84 10:42AM Reply Retweet Favourite 551 followers ȺłɇɍȺn @AleranLaChiante RT @PascalCrepey : Infectieux jusqu'à 9 jours après les symptômes, mais positif à la PCR pendant 80 jours, ça ne facilite pas le suivi en te… 10:38AM Reply Retweet Favourite 153 followers NathanRKuntz @NathanRKuntz1 RT @Francis_Hoar : And those tested may have had the virus, recovered from it and stopped being infectious ten weeks ago: https://t.co/xZPLS … 10:38AM Reply Retweet Favourite 32 followers Paul R @therockett @DHSCgovuk You may want to read this first https://t.co/CyqmQfu7Ml 10:37AM Reply Retweet Favourite 266 followers Michael, Baron of SoDak @BaronMichaelSD RT @kylamb8 : Again, positive tests tell us nothing about spreading infections in the present tense. Share this. It's important. It's why th… 10:36AM Reply Retweet Favourite 530 followers عزيز @3shmshm RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 10:35AM Reply Retweet Favourite 192 followers Nellie Voss @nellie_voss RT @pesla : Literatuurstudie (n=98, preprint) over de vraag wanneer iemand met #COVID19 besmettelijk is. In het kort: hoogtepunt waarschijn… 10:35AM Reply Retweet Favourite 21 followers David Taylor @DavidTa69192197 RT @sass_byname : .. study. There is the potential here for a lot of erroneous positive tests where people have potentially cleared the vir… 10:33AM Reply Retweet Favourite 21 followers David Taylor @DavidTa69192197 RT @sass_byname : @AlistairHaimes And the virus detected in the upper respiratory tract via nasal swabbing can be inert RNA fragments. Study… 10:32AM Reply Retweet Favourite 500 followers John Galt @Ga1tJohn RT @Francis_Hoar : And those tested may have had the virus, recovered from it and stopped being infectious ten weeks ago: https://t.co/xZPLS … 10:31AM Reply Retweet Favourite 21 followers Jody Meyer @jayhawklove RT @kylamb8 : Again, positive tests tell us nothing about spreading infections in the present tense. Share this. It's important. It's why th… 10:31AM Reply Retweet Favourite 28 followers Ravi Vemuri @solmicrobe SARS CoV-2 Viral Dynamics—a fantastic meta-analysis. https://t.co/0POf3Xq9UL 10:29AM Reply Retweet Favourite 69 followers Salwa Lin @salwa_lin RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 10:27AM Reply Retweet Favourite 3 followers john dimopoulos @johnnyD83568848 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 10:27AM Reply Retweet Favourite 27 followers Sharon M @Shazzaem14 @Kit_Yates_Maths https://t.co/SSwPm9xLX3 10:26AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,678 followers IDDO @IDDOnews RT @ISARIC1 : SARS-CoV-2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a living systematic review and meta-analysis @… 10:24AM Reply Retweet Favourite 415 followers Lee Smith @leesmith2310 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 10:22AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,385 followers MR #I'mWithCherry #PPC Aaron Johnson @folcaraj RT @dockaurG : 3/ Recent pre-print systematic review & meta-analysis on "#SARSCoV2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding & infecti… 10:19AM Reply Retweet Favourite 84 followers Diktatur der Angepassten @Die_Diktatur https://t.co/3Xh3boE3Bt Sie sind innerhalb von 5 Tagen am ansteckendsten. Kein lebendes Virus nach 9 Tagen. Nach 83 Tagen noch Virus RNA nachweisbar. Fast 12 Wochen später können Sie bei einem Test ein positives Ergebnis zeigen, aber Sie sind seit 10 Woch 10:18AM Reply Retweet Favourite 702 followers Bader Alsaleh @DonBadro RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 10:15AM Reply Retweet Favourite 643 followers Erin Stephanie Cronin @erinstephanie84 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 10:14AM Reply Retweet Favourite 27 followers Sharon M @Shazzaem14 @Kit_Yates_Maths @TuckeyUK Not sure I agree with the least lag comment. Study below shows you can test +ve up to 83 days after infection (from viral remnants) but not be infectious past day 9. If testing pillar 2 asymptomatic, you could have a 2-3month lag 10:13AM Reply Retweet Favourite 4,079 followers LeylaKaraca @LeylaEDelpouve RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 10:11AM Reply Retweet Favourite 444 followers Missy Temple @MissyTempleLMT RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 10:11AM Reply Retweet Favourite 43 followers やっくる @yakkuru79 RT @SakamotoFumie : プレプリントです が… “No study to date has detected live virus beyond day nine of illness despite persistently high viral loads. S… 10:10AM Reply Retweet Favourite 999 followers Gönül Özgürel @keyfte RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 10:09AM Reply Retweet Favourite 714 followers SUNA @sunasaygin1 RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 10:07AM Reply Retweet Favourite 719 followers Bloody Scandal @bloody_scandal RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 10:07AM Reply Retweet Favourite 61 followers נעמה @9PVk6cD9YiwzmKb RT @AdamArnautoff : במחקר המאשר טענות שעלו כבר זמן, בין היתר על ידי כמה פרופסורים שאנחנו אוהבים להשמיץ, התגלה שנשאי קורונה חדשים מדבקים עד 9… 10:07AM Reply Retweet Favourite 11 followers عادل الخطاري @EXlVMEE2wQRm9Su RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 10:06AM Reply Retweet Favourite 335 followers Truth be Revealed @SarahEdmondsPhD RT @CovidSenseBloke : Get this out there. Testing is forming global policy but it’s flawed. We’re removing liberty from perfectly healthy pe… 10:06AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,680 followers Maizy Daizy 🌼🇬🇧 @MaizyDaizyZzzz RT @sass_byname : @AlistairHaimes And the virus detected in the upper respiratory tract via nasal swabbing can be inert RNA fragments. Study… 10:05AM Reply Retweet Favourite 113 followers Scaramangi @scaramangi @SylviaDeeDee @theboltreport @michaelobrienmp Have you seen this? https://t.co/tStOZxnCpa 10:05AM Reply Retweet Favourite 147 followers Neil Catty @ShrimperOT RT @Anshul__K : You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus after 9 days. Virus RNA still shedding at 83 days. Nearly 12 weeks lat… 10:04AM Reply Retweet Favourite 108 followers 1905Netherlands @1Netherlands RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 10:03AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,558 followers haber @ilimlevebilimle RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 10:03AM Reply Retweet Favourite 48 followers emmarich @emmarich RT @Francis_Hoar : @AlistairHaimes And those 'cases' may be of people who haven't been infectious for ten weeks: https://t.co/Rze9yRO6OO … 10:03AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,680 followers Maizy Daizy 🌼🇬🇧 @MaizyDaizyZzzz RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 10:03AM Reply Retweet Favourite 2,499 followers conspiracyguy @donkamion78 RT @mugecevik : Very excited to share our new preprint "#SARSCoV2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a livi… 10:01AM Reply Retweet Favourite 62 followers * Moral Decay * @KSmth2000 RT @dockaurG : 3/ Recent pre-print systematic review & meta-analysis on "#SARSCoV2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding & infecti… 10:01AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,447 followers Still_Wally @whereswally77 RT @Jonathan_Witt : A very necessary thread detailing important research which should have a significant impact on our approach to testing a… 10:00AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,460 followers Socialist_Tipster @Eyecatcher_Pro https://t.co/cCou0weCkM A basic summary - People are most infectious in the first 5 days of infection. Though they continue to shed virus after that, doesn't mean they're infectious & nobody so far has proven infectious beyond day 9. Older and sicker 10:00AM Reply Retweet Favourite 220 followers Radwa @Roora_Roora RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 09:58AM Reply Retweet Favourite 172 followers Ahmed ‏‎🇪🇬 @Uncharted_A RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 09:58AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,172 followers datatosee.com @dontbetyet @AlistairHaimes Maybe why.... https://t.co/dnKhnilh84 09:57AM Reply Retweet Favourite 181 followers Ken Rollings #showyoursmile @Kennyangel RT @Francis_Hoar : Meanwhile, we learn in this study by a number of academics from distinguished Scottish universities that those treated as… 09:57AM Reply Retweet Favourite 47 followers No New Normal @mwmjenard RT @kerpen : No transmission found after day 9 from symptom onset https://t.co/CPN94opWDf 09:54AM Reply Retweet Favourite 64 followers laila msb @alb_laila RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 09:54AM Reply Retweet Favourite 205 followers Sarah @sass_byname @AlistairHaimes And the virus detected in the upper respiratory tract via nasal swabbing can be inert RNA fragments. Study shows that nobody had detectable live, viable virus after 9 days, yet 'dead' virus can be present for up to 83 days: https://t.co/hEi 09:50AM Reply Retweet Favourite 124 followers The First Mate Horseman @Contagio9 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:47AM Reply Retweet Favourite 934 followers Dan Munn @temennuconsult RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. 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No live virus… 09:44AM Reply Retweet Favourite 534 followers Dr P Buddy @DiscePuer RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:43AM Reply Retweet Favourite 269 followers 🇪🇬7osny ♊🚢⚽ @7_osny RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 09:43AM Reply Retweet Favourite 44 followers Martin @Martin_Brookes RT @Francis_Hoar : @AlistairHaimes And those 'cases' may be of people who haven't been infectious for ten weeks: https://t.co/Rze9yRO6OO … 09:43AM Reply Retweet Favourite 53 followers Sargasso JO @SaraJO55338555 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:41AM Reply Retweet Favourite 336 followers heidi bouman #blacklivesmatter #leftisbest @heidiboesdal RT @pesla : Literatuurstudie (n=98, preprint) over de vraag wanneer iemand met #COVID19 besmettelijk is. In het kort: hoogtepunt waarschijn… 09:41AM Reply Retweet Favourite 71 followers Caroline Reid #KBF @carolinereid81 RT @Francis_Hoar : @AlistairHaimes And those 'cases' may be of people who haven't been infectious for ten weeks: https://t.co/Rze9yRO6OO … 09:38AM Reply Retweet Favourite 52 followers DrewTimperio @drewtimperio RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:37AM Reply Retweet Favourite 185 followers EndtheUKLockdownNow #KBF @EndtheUk RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:37AM Reply Retweet Favourite 26,034 followers Jonathan Witt @Jonathan_Witt RT @Jonathan_Witt : A very necessary thread detailing important research which should have a significant impact on our approach to testing a… 09:36AM Reply Retweet Favourite 9,197 followers Francis Hoar @Francis_Hoar @AlistairHaimes And those 'cases' may be of people who haven't been infectious for ten weeks: https://t.co/Rze9yRO6OO Welcome back, by the way! 09:36AM Reply Retweet Favourite 580 followers Düşünce Karikatürü @Dus_Karikatur RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 09:36AM Reply Retweet Favourite 2,651 followers Javier Casas Ciria #UsaMascarilla @cientounero RT @mugecevik : Very excited to share our new preprint "#SARSCoV2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a livi… 09:33AM Reply Retweet Favourite 398 followers Ketty Deléris @KettyDeleris RT @PascalCrepey : Infectieux jusqu'à 9 jours après les symptômes, mais positif à la PCR pendant 80 jours, ça ne facilite pas le suivi en te… 09:33AM Reply Retweet Favourite 509 followers Plebian Scot @PlebianScot RT @CovidSenseBloke : Get this out there. Testing is forming global policy but it’s flawed. We’re removing liberty from perfectly healthy pe… 09:32AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,588 followers jose luis carrasco @joseluiscarra13 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:32AM Reply Retweet Favourite 5,596 followers jo @jolinenblue RT @CovidSenseBloke : Get this out there. Testing is forming global policy but it’s flawed. We’re removing liberty from perfectly healthy pe… 09:30AM Reply Retweet Favourite 741 followers CovidSenseBloke @CovidSenseBloke Get this out there. Testing is forming global policy but it’s flawed. We’re removing liberty from perfectly healthy people. Not that liberty should be denied for the sick either! @simondolan 09:29AM Reply Retweet Favourite 610 followers Carsten P Manske @p_manske RT @holmenkollin : Nichts revolutionär neues, aber extrem hochwertige (Meta-)Studie einer der Top-Virologinnen in dieser Pandemie. Infektiös… 09:29AM Reply Retweet Favourite 2,090 followers Ruth Watkins @pengraiggoch RT @mugecevik : Very excited to share our new preprint "#SARSCoV2 viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a livi… 09:28AM Reply Retweet Favourite 147 followers RosierSecondName @NameRosier RT @pesla : Literatuurstudie (n=98, preprint) over de vraag wanneer iemand met #COVID19 besmettelijk is. In het kort: hoogtepunt waarschijn… 09:27AM Reply Retweet Favourite 281 followers Erectus @Ercan71119067 RT @Amipgiardia : İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk… 09:25AM Reply Retweet Favourite 5,557 followers Dr.TutkuTaşkınoğlu @Amipgiardia İngiltere ve İtalya'daki araştırmacılar tarafından yapılan bir araştırmaya göre SARS-CoV-2 en bulaştırıcı olduğu dönem ilk 0-5. gün 9. günden sonra bulaşıcılık neredeyse yok Vakaları erken teşhis eder ve izole edersek bulaşıcılığı önemli ölçüde önleriz. 09:25AM Reply Retweet Favourite 147 followers RosierSecondName @NameRosier RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:24AM Reply Retweet Favourite 53 followers Kessy1972 @Kessy19721 Eine Erklärung für Tönnies &Co. Ich hab mich gefragt, warum die alle zur gleichen Zeit pos.getestet wurden. Weil die Zeit 12 Wochen betragen kann. 09:23AM Reply Retweet Favourite 1,928 followers laura cooper 🇬🇧 @ripley270 RT @CovidSenseBloke : This needs to, literally, go viral! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/lMhIL5sHWH You are most infectious within 5 days. No live virus… 09:22AM Reply Retweet Favourite 3,659 followers أسما @A_NaQ11 RT @virolvlog : نتائج تحليل منهجي لـ 79 دراسة: - يبلغ الحمل الفيروسي في الجهاز التنفسي العلوي ذروته في الأسبوع الأول - قد يتواجد الـ RNA في… 09:21AM Reply Retweet Favourite // Back to top <#page> // Previous Next // Posted July 29, 2020. / / Download PDF / /Supplementary Material / / Data/Code / / Email / / Share SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a living systematic review and meta-analysis Muge Cevik, Matthew Tate, Oliver Lloyd, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Jenna Schafers, Antonia Ho medRxiv 2020.07.25.20162107; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.25.20162107 This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should /not/ be used to guide clinical practice. 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