Clinical, immunological and virological characterization of COVID-19 patients that test re-positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR

J Lu, J Peng, Q Xiong, Z Liu, H Lin, X Tan, M Kang… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Some COVID-19 cases test positive again for SARS-CoV-2 RNA following
negative test results and discharge, raising questions about the meaning of virus detection …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics of recovered COVID-19 patients with re-detectable positive RNA test

J An, X Liao, T Xiao, S Qian, J Yuan, H Ye… - Annals of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The characteristics, significance and potential cause of positive SARS-CoV-2
diagnoses in recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients post discharge (re …

Recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in recovered COVID-19 patients during medical isolation observation

B Yuan, HQ Liu, ZR Yang, YX Chen, ZY Liu, K Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recently, the recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in recovered COVID-19 patients
is receiving more attention. Herein we report a cohort study on the follow-up of 182 …

Recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in recovered COVID-19 patients: a narrative review

TL Dao, VT Hoang, P Gautret - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Many studies have shown that re-positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR in recovered
COVID-19 patients are very common. We aim to conduct this review to summarize the …

SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and COVID-19 severity

NN Nguyen, L Houhamdi, VT Hoang… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 reinfection rate is low. The relative severity of the first and second
episodes of infection remains poorly studied. In this study, we aimed at assessing the …

Different longitudinal patterns of nucleic acid and serology testing results based on disease severity of COVID-19 patients

Z Yongchen, H Shen, X Wang, X Shi, Y Li… - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Effective strategy to mitigate the ongoing pandemic of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
require a comprehensive understanding of humoral responses against severe acute …

Is novel coronavirus 2019 reinfection possible? Interpreting dynamic SARS-CoV-2 test results

NM Duggan, SM Ludy, BC Shannon, AT Reisner… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Since December 2019, COVID-19, the clinical syndrome associated with SARS-
CoV-2 infection, has infected more than 6.2 million people and brought the function of the …

COVID-19 re-infection by a phylogenetically distinct SARS-coronavirus-2 strain confirmed by whole genome sequencing

KKW To, IFN Hung, JD Ip, AWH Chu… - … diseases: an official …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Waning immunity occurs in patients who have recovered from COVID-19.
However, it remains unclear whether true re-infection occurs. Methods Whole genome …

[HTML][HTML] Re-positive coronavirus disease 2019 PCR test: could it be a reinfection?

AA Osman, MM Al Daajani, AJ Alsahafi - New microbes and new infections, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019 and
rapidly spread around the globe as a major health threat. Several reports on re-positive …

[HTML][HTML] Rate and severity of suspected SARS-Cov-2 reinfection in a cohort of PCR-positive COVID-19 patients

J Slezak, K Bruxvoort, H Fischer, B Broder… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To estimate the burden and severity of suspected reinfection with severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods A retrospective cohort of …