Duration of SARS-CoV-2 shedding and infectivity in the working age population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working age individuals have been implicated in sustaining the resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 infections, and multiple outbreaks have been observed in several occupational settings. In this regard, Occupational Physicians play a crucial role in the management of infected workers, particularly in the safe return-to-work of subjects after clinical resolution. To this end, knowledge of the duration of the infective phase in the working age population is essential, taking into account previous evidence suggesting that PCR positivity does not coincide with virus viability.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis, searching major scientific databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science, were performed in order to synthesize

SUBMITTER: Rahmani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073762 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature