Symptomatic Reinfection in Previously Recovered Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Geriatric Patient

Can a patient diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) be infected again? This issue appears to be unsolved. Protective immunity following infection with COVID-19 is still not fully known. In the coming months, an awareness of COVID-19 reinfection will be crucial in directing government an...

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Autores principales: Jadeja, Dhigishaba, Basak, Payel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33884227
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13961
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Sumario:Can a patient diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) be infected again? This issue appears to be unsolved. Protective immunity following infection with COVID-19 is still not fully known. In the coming months, an awareness of COVID-19 reinfection will be crucial in directing government and public health policy managements. Here, we present a case of symptomatic reinfection following recovery from COVID-19 in a geriatric patient.

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