Are SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and Covid-19 recurrence possible? a case report from Brazil
Lívia Pimenta Bonifácio, Ana Paula Sulino Pereira, Daniel Cardoso de Almeida e Araújo, Viviane da Mata Pasti Balbão, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Afonso Dinis Costa Passos, Fernando Bellissimo‐Rodrigues
Abstract
With the large number of individuals infected and recovered from Covid-19, there is intense discussion about the quality and duration of the immunity elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the possibility of disease recurrence. Here we report a case with strong clinical, epidemiological and laboratorial evidence of, not only reinfection by SARS-CoV-2, but also clinical recurrence of Covid-19.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEpidemiologyMedicineVirologyBetacoronavirusImmunityDiseaseImmunologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Immune systemOutbreakSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing