Recurrence of COVID-19 Documented with RT-PCR.

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak

Department of Emergency Medicine, Edremit Public Hospital, Turkey.

Published: January 2021

We present a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVİD-19) re-infection where the time interval between two COVİD-positive episodes is the longest in the literature. A 40-year male patient was admitted to the Emergency Department with  complaints of sore throat, cough and diarrhea; and was re-diagnosed as COVİD-19 positive after a virus-free period. He did not have a chronic disease in his anamnesis and used no medication. After COVİD-19 infection and a long recovery period, he became COVİD-19 positive again. In this case, the time to second COVİD-19 infection was 94 days from the first positive PCR test and 86 days from the complete resolution of symptoms. This is one of the longest COVID-19-free period between two episodes of infection in the literature. Key Words: COVID-19, Recurrence, Re-infection, Recovery.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.29271/jcpsp.2021.01.S26DOI Listing

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