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Editor, Senior Moderator
Respir Med Case Rep
. 2020 Jul 10;31:101152.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101152. eCollection 2020.
Recurrent positive nucleic acid detection in a recovered COVID-19 patient: A case report and literature review
Teng Geling[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gong Huaizheng[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chen Ying[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hu Hua[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Objective: To describe a case of recurrent positive nucleic acid detection in a recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient and to provide clinical data for the further study of COVID-19.
Methods: A case of COVID-19 was retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant literature was reviewed.
Results: Based on the 6th edition of the COVID-19 treatment plan, the patient met the discharge standards after treatment and was discharged after consultation with the expert panel. Two weeks after discharge, nucleic acid testing of a sputum sample for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was positive again. There may be various reasons.
Conclusion: Recurring positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests pose a formidable challenge, and more stringent discharge standards should be considered. When considering recurrent positive nucleic acid results in COVID-19 patients, the clinicians should have a rational judgment.
Keywords: COVID-19; Nucleic acid detection; Recovering positive.
. 2020 Jul 10;31:101152.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101152. eCollection 2020.
Recurrent positive nucleic acid detection in a recovered COVID-19 patient: A case report and literature review
Teng Geling[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gong Huaizheng[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chen Ying[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hu Hua[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32704471
- PMCID: PMC7351047
- DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101152
Abstract
Objective: To describe a case of recurrent positive nucleic acid detection in a recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient and to provide clinical data for the further study of COVID-19.
Methods: A case of COVID-19 was retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant literature was reviewed.
Results: Based on the 6th edition of the COVID-19 treatment plan, the patient met the discharge standards after treatment and was discharged after consultation with the expert panel. Two weeks after discharge, nucleic acid testing of a sputum sample for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was positive again. There may be various reasons.
Conclusion: Recurring positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests pose a formidable challenge, and more stringent discharge standards should be considered. When considering recurrent positive nucleic acid results in COVID-19 patients, the clinicians should have a rational judgment.
Keywords: COVID-19; Nucleic acid detection; Recovering positive.