title: Incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.
abstract: The potential incubation period from exposure to onset of symptoms was 7-39 days (median 18 days) in 20 patients with a defined period of exposure to Andes virus in a high-risk area. This period was 14-32 days (median 18 days) in 11 patients with exposure for <48 hours.
authors.affiliation: Faculdad se Medicina Clinica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Las Condes 12438, Lo Barnechea, Santiago 0000, Chile. pvial@udd.cl
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vial
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valdivieso
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mertz
authors.forename: Constanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belmar
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrés
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors