Habadi Mohammed I, Balla Abdalla Tarig H, Hamza Nashaat, Al-Gedeei Afnan
Family Medicine, International Medical Center, Jeddah, SAU.
Family Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus. 2021 Jan 15;13(1):e12730. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12730.
The possibilities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to reinfect individuals have not been reported yet. All reported hypothesis of reinfection has been attributed to either relapse of the disease or having a mild course of symptoms. We report two cases of COVID-19 positive patients where they had complete resolution of symptoms and negative COVID-19 results. Weeks later, they returned with milder symptoms and a positive COVID-19 culture swab. In conclusion, early stages of COVID-19 where mild signs and symptoms are reported can be prolonged and the virus can stay dormant in the body for relapse later on.
2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)再次感染个体的可能性尚未见报道。所有已报道的再次感染假说均归因于疾病复发或症状表现轻微。我们报告了两例COVID-19阳性患者,他们的症状完全缓解且COVID-19检测结果呈阴性。数周后,他们再次出现症状较轻,且COVID-19培养拭子检测呈阳性。总之,COVID-19早期出现轻微体征和症状的阶段可能会延长,病毒可能潜伏在体内,日后复发。