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- Title
Recurrence of disease in a patient with Covid-19: Re-activation or re-infection?
- Authors
SHRIVASTAVA, ABHINAV; PADHIARI, SATYAJIT; SINGH, RAJNISH
- Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2) was expected to induce a monophasic disease with subsequent immunity. However, case reports have since emerged which have found patients with either re-infection or re-activation of the virus. We describe a 44-year-old man with severe Covid-19-induced pneumonia who had recurrence of the disease after testing Covid-19-negative on three consecutive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests. Our patient underlines that caution should be exercised while planning for discharge of a patient irrespective of his previous negative test, especially in vulnerable patients and those who had moderate-to-severe disease requiring the use of immunosuppressive therapy. The fact that such patients could experience a re-activation or reinfection, requires monitoring and vigilance in the management of the pandemic at individual and collective levels.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; DISEASE relapse; REINFECTION
- Publication
National Medical Journal of India, 2022, Vol 35, Issue 3, p165
- ISSN
0970-258X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/nmji-35-3-165