Journal article
The duration of mumps virus shedding after the onset of symptoms
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.46(9), pp.1447-1449
05/01/2008
DOI: 10.1086/587104
PMID: 18419451
Abstract
To determine how long people shed virus after the onset of mumps, we used logistic regression modeling to analyze data from the 2006 outbreak of mumps in Iowa. Our model establishes that the probability of mumps virus shedding decreases rapidly after the onset of symptoms. However, we estimate that 8%-15% of patients will still be shedding the virus 5 days after the onset of symptoms and, thus, may still be contagious during this period.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The duration of mumps virus shedding after the onset of symptoms
- Creators
- Philip M Polgreen - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. philip-polgreen@uiowa.eduLucas C BohnettJoseph E CavanaughStefan B GingerichLucy E DesjardinMeghan L HarrisM Patricia QuinliskMichael A Pentella
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.46(9), pp.1447-1449
- DOI
- 10.1086/587104
- PMID
- 18419451
- NLM abbreviation
- Clin Infect Dis
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
- eISSN
- 1537-6591
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Central Control Hygienic Laboratory; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983985892202771
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