Case Report: Recurrent Clinical Symptoms of COVID-19 in Healthcare Professionals: A Series of Cases from Brazil
Christianne Fernandes Valente Takeda, Magda Moura de Almeida, Ricristhi Gonçalves de Aguiar Gomes, Tatiana Cisne Souza, Matheus Alves de Lima Mota, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Jeová Keny Baima Colares
Abstract
of 90%) in both episodes, and two, only in the second, one of which required intensive care unit admission, progressing with improvement after medication and receiving noninvasive ventilatory support. We report cases with recurrence of symptoms compatible with COVID-19, with positive RT-PCR results, that could represent the occurrence of viral reactivation or reinfection. The true nature of this phenomenon should be better clarified in future studies.
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Sore throatMedicinemyalgiaWeaknessCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care unitHypoxemiaHealth professionalsPediatricsInternal medicineHealth careEmergency medicineSurgeryDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthEconomicsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19