Long-term Positivity to SARS-CoV-2: A Clinical Case of COVID-19 with Persistent Evidence of Infection

D'ardes, D.; Boccatonda, A.; Rossi, I.; Pontolillo, M.; Cocco, G.; Schiavone, C.; Santilli, F.; Guagnano, M. T.; Bucci, M.; Cipollone, F.

doi:10.12890/2020_001707

In December 2019, an outbreak of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Hubei province in China. The disease has since spread worldwide and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on 11 March 2020. We describe the case of a 65-year-old woman who clinically recovered from COVID-19 but showed persistent infection with SARS-CoV-2 for 51 days. Learning points: A case of persistent infection with SARS-CoV-2 is described.Some tests may pick up viral RNA fragments, giving a false positive result.The quarantining of infected patients to limit possible SARS-CoV-2 spread is important.

Titolo:	Long-term Positivity to SARS-CoV-2: A Clinical Case of COVID-19 with Persistent Evidence of Infection
Autori:	D'ARDES, DAMIANO (Corresponding) BOCCATONDA, ANDREA ROSSI, ILARIA PONTOLILLO, MICHELA Cocco G. SCHIAVONE, Cosima SANTILLI, FRANCESCA GUAGNANO, Maria Teresa BUCCI, Marco CIPOLLONE, Francesco mostra contributor esterni nascondi contributor esterni
Data di pubblicazione:	2020
Rivista:	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
Abstract:	In December 2019, an outbreak of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Hubei province in China. The disease has since spread worldwide and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on 11 March 2020. We describe the case of a 65-year-old woman who clinically recovered from COVID-19 but showed persistent infection with SARS-CoV-2 for 51 days. Learning points: A case of persistent infection with SARS-CoV-2 is described.Some tests may pick up viral RNA fragments, giving a false positive result.The quarantining of infected patients to limit possible SARS-CoV-2 spread is important.
Handle:	http://hdl.handle.net/11564/720403
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