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- Title
An asymptomatic case report with Prolonged Viral Clearance: an issue to ponder COVID-19 control and containment.
- Authors
Shahnaz Sultana; Avirup Saha; Shakila Nargis Khan; Muhammad Manjurul Karim
- Abstract
A 58-year-old man was tested positive for COVID-19 with mild clinical symptoms. Although symptoms resolved within 2 days, the patient was tested positive again on day 29 post-illness after a negative test. It took more than 40 days to become a negative carrier of SARS-CoV-2. Such asymptomatic cases raise questions on the recommended isolation period. If not contained, these asymptomatic carriers could create challenges for disease control by allowing infection back to the community. A lengthened isolation of patients with COVID-19 for 6 weeks post-illness could be a safeguard for the community.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 testing; INFECTION control; PREVENTIVE medicine
- Publication
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 1, p187
- ISSN
2223-4721
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3329/bjms.v20i1.50368