Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Different Settings, Brunei
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SciScore for 10.1101/2020.05.04.20090043: (What is this?)
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Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: Ethical approval was obtained from the University Research Ethics Committee, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Ref: UBD/OAVCR/UREC/Apr2020-05). Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources All analyses were conducted using Microsoft Excel and R (ver. 3.6.3) (15). Microsoft Excelsuggested: (Microsoft Excel, RRID:SCR_016137)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the …SciScore for 10.1101/2020.05.04.20090043: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: Ethical approval was obtained from the University Research Ethics Committee, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Ref: UBD/OAVCR/UREC/Apr2020-05). Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources All analyses were conducted using Microsoft Excel and R (ver. 3.6.3) (15). Microsoft Excelsuggested: (Microsoft Excel, RRID:SCR_016137)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:This study has several limitations. First, as a retrospective study based on a contact tracing dataset, the index case determination or the direction of transmission may be uncertain, particularly as a substantial proportion of cases are asymptomatic. Moreover, without accounting for outside sources of infection, setting-specific SARs could have been overestimated (although no community transmission has been detected in Brunei). Viral sequencing can confirm homology between the strains infecting the index and secondary cases across the various settings, however this was not conducted for all cases. Second, we have not accounted for other potential environmental factors such as the relative size of the household, time spent at home with others, air ventilation, and indirect transmission through fomites. Third, we do not have information on NPIs practiced by the close contacts; presumably, individuals would take precautions during an outbreak. Fourth, symptom status of the cases was reported during their swab collection date. We assume this to be reflective of their actual condition when their close contacts were exposed, however, this may not be necessarily true for all cases. Finally, the generalizability of our results are limited due to no community transmission, a lack of cases in settings such as residential care facilities and dormitories, and small number of cases. The main strength of our study is the availability of a complete contact tracing dataset at the national l...
Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.
Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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