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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Emerg Med
. 2020 Jul 4;S0735-6757(20)30583-0.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.079. Online ahead of print.
A case report of possible novel coronavirus 2019 reinfection
Nicole M Duggan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stephanie M Ludy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bryant C Shannon[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Andrew T Reisner[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Susan R Wilcox[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Since December 2019, COVID-19, the clinical syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, has infected more than 6.2 million people and brought the function of the global community to a halt. As the number of patients recovered from COVID-19 rises and the world transitions toward reopening, the question of acquired immunity versus the possibility of reinfection are critical to anticipating future viral spread. Here, we present a case of a patient previously recovered from COVID-19 who re-presents with new respiratory, radiographical, laboratory, and RT-PCR findings concerning for re-infection. We review this case in the context of the evolving discussion and theories surrounding dynamic RT-PCR results, prolonged viral shedding, and the possibility of developed immunity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Reinfection; Viral shedding.
. 2020 Jul 4;S0735-6757(20)30583-0.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.079. Online ahead of print.
A case report of possible novel coronavirus 2019 reinfection
Nicole M Duggan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stephanie M Ludy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bryant C Shannon[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Andrew T Reisner[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Susan R Wilcox[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32703607
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.079
Abstract
Since December 2019, COVID-19, the clinical syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, has infected more than 6.2 million people and brought the function of the global community to a halt. As the number of patients recovered from COVID-19 rises and the world transitions toward reopening, the question of acquired immunity versus the possibility of reinfection are critical to anticipating future viral spread. Here, we present a case of a patient previously recovered from COVID-19 who re-presents with new respiratory, radiographical, laboratory, and RT-PCR findings concerning for re-infection. We review this case in the context of the evolving discussion and theories surrounding dynamic RT-PCR results, prolonged viral shedding, and the possibility of developed immunity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Reinfection; Viral shedding.