Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infection in Humans: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis
65 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2020
Israel Junior Borges do Nascimento
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - University Hospital
Ana Marusic
University of Split - School of Medicine
Abstract
Background: A growing body of literature on the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is becoming available but a synthesis of available data has not been conducted. We performed a scoping review of currently available clinical, epidemiological, laboratory, and chest imaging data related to the 2019-nCoV infection.
Methodology: We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, EMBASE, Scopus and LILACS from January 1st, 2019 to February 24th, 2020. Study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. Qualitative synthesis was conducted, and random-effects models were applied to estimate pooled results.