Section | Information to be collected |
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General information |
- Year of publication - Title of article - Authors - Type of publication (journals, conference abstract, grey literature, etc.) - PubMed ID (where applicable) |
Study characteristics |
- Year of study - Study design (cohort, case-control, experimental, case series) - Country of study - Age distribution - Comments on method or quality of study |
Pathogen characteristics |
- Infectious agent - Species - Subtype |
Outcome data/ results |
- Case definition - Reported incubation period (individual data, mean, median mode and range) - Derived or calculated summary estimates incubation period (raw data extracted) - Source of calculated data (epidemic curve or author description) |
Other outcome data | - Incubation period to particular symptoms |
Factors that could affect incubation period |
- No of exposed cases - No of people affected - Setting - Mode of transmission - Food vehicle (for foodborne infections only) - Patient characteristics (e.g. age, previous infection or treatment, underlying illness) |
Any other relevant information | - Any other relevant information |