Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: Update of a living systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: PLoS medicine Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e1003987
• Main Authors: Buitrago-Garcia, Diana, Ipekci, Aziz Mert, Heron, Leonie, Imeri, Hira, Araujo-Chaveron, Lucia, Arevalo-Rodriguez, Ingrid, Ciapponi, Agustín, Cevik, Muge, Hauser, Anthony, Alam, Muhammad Irfanul, Meili, Kaspar, Meyerowitz, Eric A., Prajapati, Nirmala, Qiu, Xueting, Richterman, Aaron, Robles-Rodriguez, William Gildardo, Thapa, Shabnam, Zhelyazkov, Ivan, Salanti, Georgia, Low, Nicola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.05.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Asymptomatic; Asymptomatic infection; Asymptomatic Infections - epidemiology; Bias; Biology and life sciences; Check lists; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Disease transmission; Humans; Infections; Laboratories; Mass Screening; Mathematical models; Medicine and health sciences; Meta-analysis; Physical Sciences; Predictions; Prevention; Prospective Studies; Research and Analysis Methods; Reviews; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; Vaccination; Switzerland

Debate about the level of asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection continues. The amount of evidence is increasing and study designs have changed over time. We updated a living systematic review to address 3 questions: (1) Among people who become infected w...