Prolonged viral shedding in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19

We present a case of COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient with risk factors for severe disease who recovered after prolonged swab positivity of 61 days postsymptom onset without significant respiratory and organ dysfunction. We discuss the reasons behind her prolonged swab positivity in the contex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: McKie, Anthony Michael, Jones, Timothy Peter Wynne, Sykes, Catriona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
New Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7536772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33012717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-237357
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Sumario:We present a case of COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient with risk factors for severe disease who recovered after prolonged swab positivity of 61 days postsymptom onset without significant respiratory and organ dysfunction. We discuss the reasons behind her prolonged swab positivity in the context of current SARS-CoV-2 knowledge, document the trend in her inflammatory response and swab results, and discuss the implications swab positivity had on her isolation and recovery.

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