De Carvalho, Joao Gabriel and Hvozdara, Kateryna (2021) What are the Clinical Implications of a Positive RT-PCR Test 6 Months after a Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection? European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (4). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
We present the case of an 84-year-old female patient hospitalized for surgical treatment of a hip fracture who re-tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 with an RT-PCR nasopharyngeal swab approximately 6 months after presenting mild respiratory symptoms with confirmed COVID-19 in April 2020. We discuss the possibility of reinfection, long-term viral shedding and residual positivity, the limitations of RT-PCR swab tests, and the necessity for new testing methods as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads and long-lasting immunity is uncertain.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19, RT-PCR swab test |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2021 15:04 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 15:04 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21226 |
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