Severe, Symptomatic Reinfection in a Patient with COVID-19.

Selvaraj, Vijairam; Herman, Karl; Dapaah-Afriyie, Kwame

Selvaraj, Vijairam; Herman, Karl; Dapaah-Afriyie, Kwame.

Selvaraj V; Division of Hospital Medicine, The Miriam Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
Herman K; Division of Hospital Medicine, The Miriam Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
Dapaah-Afriyie K; Division of Hospital Medicine, The Miriam Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.

R I Med J (2013) ; 103(10): 24-26, 2020 Nov 09.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-918743

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ABSTRACT

To date, there have only been a few reports of reinfections in COVID-19 patients. The possibility of being reinfected with COVID-19 is poorly understood. In this case report, we describe an individual who was initially diagnosed in April 2020 with COVID-19. Seven months later, he presented again to the hospital with shortness of breath and was found to have COVID-19 reinfection. We also summarize a list of all known cases of COVID-19 reinfection at this time.

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Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/immunology; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/immunology; Aged; Betacoronavirus/immunology; Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Humans; Male; Pandemics; Recurrence; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; antibodies; reinfection; secondary infection

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Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: R I Med J (2013) Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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