A new positive SARS-CoV-2 test months after severe COVID-19 illness: reinfection or intermittent viral shedding?
Tuan J, Spichler-Moffarah A, Ogbuagu O. A new positive SARS-CoV-2 test months after severe COVID-19 illness: reinfection or intermittent viral shedding? BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e240531. PMID: 33542020, PMCID: PMC8098910, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240531.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSARS-CoV-2 RNA testSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 reinfectionSevere COVID-19 illnessRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 reinfectionLong asymptomatic periodCOVID-19 illnessSyndrome coronavirus 2Intermittent viral sheddingAsymptomatic periodViral sheddingRNA testCoronavirus 2Clinical managementPersistent infectionDisease 4Molecular testingReinfectionRNA PCRCurrent presentationPotential casesMonthsPatients