A Hierarchical Framework for Assessing Transmission Causality of Respiratory Viruses

A Hierarchical Framework for Assessing Transmission Causality of Respiratory Viruses

Systematic reviews of 591 primary studies of the modes of transmission for SARS-CoV-2 show significant methodological shortcomings and heterogeneity in the design, conduct, testing, and reporting of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. While this is partly understandable at the outset of a pandemic, evidence ru...

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Main Authors: Tom Jefferson, Carl J. Heneghan, Elizabeth Spencer, Jon Brassey, Annette Plüddemann, Igho Onakpoya, David Evans, John Conly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
viral transmission
causation
evidence hierarchy
SARS-CoV-2
respiratory pathogens
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/8/1605

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