A case of COVID-19 and pneumonia returning from Macau in Taiwan: Clinical course and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG dynamic
Nan–Yao Lee, Chia-Wen Li, Huey-Pin Tsai, Po‐Lin Chen, Ling-Shan Syue, Ming-Chi Li, Chin-Shiang Tsai, Ching-Lung Lo, Po‐Ren Hsueh, Wen‐Chien Ko
Abstract
A 46-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 2-day fever and cough at seven days after returning from Macau. COVID-19 and pneumonia was diagnosed based on the positive real-time RT-PCR tests for oropharyngeal swab samples and the presence of anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG starting from the illness day 11 and post-exposure 18-21 days.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PneumoniaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEmergency departmentBetacoronavirusImmunologyVirologyEmergency medicineInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePsychiatryCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19