Cargando…

Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation

There have been multiple reports of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after discharge; however, information on the characteristics of such cases is limited. In this case report, we aimed to identify clinical...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alsahafi, Abdullah J., Al Daajani, Manal M., Osman, Ahmed A., Moawwad, Abdulhamed L., Algarni, Abdullah M., Asiri, Ibrahim M., Nofal, Wadea O., Alselami, Rayan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8699873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34940009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11040110
_version_ 1784620619274387456
author Alsahafi, Abdullah J.
Al Daajani, Manal M.
Osman, Ahmed A.
Moawwad, Abdulhamed L.
Algarni, Abdullah M.
Asiri, Ibrahim M.
Nofal, Wadea O.
Alselami, Rayan M.
author_facet Alsahafi, Abdullah J.
Al Daajani, Manal M.
Osman, Ahmed A.
Moawwad, Abdulhamed L.
Algarni, Abdullah M.
Asiri, Ibrahim M.
Nofal, Wadea O.
Alselami, Rayan M.
author_sort Alsahafi, Abdullah J.
collection PubMed
description There have been multiple reports of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after discharge; however, information on the characteristics of such cases is limited. In this case report, we aimed to identify clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients who had a repeat positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2. We analyzed data of 22 COVID-19 patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing after two consecutive negative PCR results following discharge from hospitals. The interval between the two positive tests in the episodes of COVID-19 ranged from 4 to 117 days. More than one-third of the cases were healthcare workers (HCWs) and one-third of them had comorbidities. The main symptoms were cough and fever, and we noticed that males experienced more symptoms and signs of COVID-19 than females. Individuals with repeat SARS-CoV-2 positivity tend to experience milder illness during the second episode than the first episode. To confirm the reinfection of SARS-CoV-2, the results of other tests, such as viral culture and immunological assays of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM), need to be considered. Recovered COVID-19 patients should continue social distancing, using face masks, and practicing hand hygiene, especially HCWs who are more likely to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8699873
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-86998732021-12-24 Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation Alsahafi, Abdullah J. Al Daajani, Manal M. Osman, Ahmed A. Moawwad, Abdulhamed L. Algarni, Abdullah M. Asiri, Ibrahim M. Nofal, Wadea O. Alselami, Rayan M. Clin Pract Article There have been multiple reports of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after discharge; however, information on the characteristics of such cases is limited. In this case report, we aimed to identify clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients who had a repeat positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2. We analyzed data of 22 COVID-19 patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing after two consecutive negative PCR results following discharge from hospitals. The interval between the two positive tests in the episodes of COVID-19 ranged from 4 to 117 days. More than one-third of the cases were healthcare workers (HCWs) and one-third of them had comorbidities. The main symptoms were cough and fever, and we noticed that males experienced more symptoms and signs of COVID-19 than females. Individuals with repeat SARS-CoV-2 positivity tend to experience milder illness during the second episode than the first episode. To confirm the reinfection of SARS-CoV-2, the results of other tests, such as viral culture and immunological assays of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM), need to be considered. Recovered COVID-19 patients should continue social distancing, using face masks, and practicing hand hygiene, especially HCWs who are more likely to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2. MDPI 2021-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8699873/ /pubmed/34940009 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11040110 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Alsahafi, Abdullah J.
Al Daajani, Manal M.
Osman, Ahmed A.
Moawwad, Abdulhamed L.
Algarni, Abdullah M.
Asiri, Ibrahim M.
Nofal, Wadea O.
Alselami, Rayan M.
Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation
title Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation
title_full Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation
title_fullStr Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation
title_short Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Re-Detected on PCR Test after Discharge from Isolation
title_sort clinical and epidemiological characteristics of covid-19 patients with sars-cov-2 re-detected on pcr test after discharge from isolation
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8699873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34940009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11040110
work_keys_str_mv AT alsahafiabdullahj clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT aldaajanimanalm clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT osmanahmeda clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT moawwadabdulhamedl clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT algarniabdullahm clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT asiriibrahimm clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT nofalwadeao clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation
AT alselamirayanm clinicalandepidemiologicalcharacteristicsofcovid19patientswithsarscov2redetectedonpcrtestafterdischargefromisolation