COVID-19 Reinfection

The possibilities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to reinfect individuals have not been reported yet. All reported hypothesis of reinfection has been attributed to either relapse of the disease or having a mild course of symptoms. We report two cases of COVID-19 positive patients where they h...

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Autores principales: Habadi, Mohammed I, Balla Abdalla, Tarig H, Hamza, Nashaat, Al-Gedeei, Afnan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33643719
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12730
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Sumario:The possibilities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to reinfect individuals have not been reported yet. All reported hypothesis of reinfection has been attributed to either relapse of the disease or having a mild course of symptoms. We report two cases of COVID-19 positive patients where they had complete resolution of symptoms and negative COVID-19 results. Weeks later, they returned with milder symptoms and a positive COVID-19 culture swab. In conclusion, early stages of COVID-19 where mild signs and symptoms are reported can be prolonged and the virus can stay dormant in the body for relapse later on.

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