A case of COVID-19 and pneumonia returning from Macau in Taiwan: Clinical course and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG dynamic

Nan-Yao Lee; Chia-Wen Li; Huey-Pin Tsai; Po-Lin Chen; Ling-Shan Syue; Ming-Chi Li; Chin-Shiang Tsai; Ching-Lung Lo; Po-Ren Hsueh; Wen-Chien Ko

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Jun 2020)

A case of COVID-19 and pneumonia returning from Macau in Taiwan: Clinical course and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG dynamic

Nan-Yao Lee,
Chia-Wen Li,
Huey-Pin Tsai,
Po-Lin Chen,
Ling-Shan Syue,
Ming-Chi Li,
Chin-Shiang Tsai,
Ching-Lung Lo,
Po-Ren Hsueh,
Wen-Chien Ko

Affiliations

Nan-Yao Lee: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Chia-Wen Li: Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Huey-Pin Tsai: Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Po-Lin Chen: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Ling-Shan Syue: Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Ming-Chi Li: Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Chin-Shiang Tsai: Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Ching-Lung Lo: Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Po-Ren Hsueh: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Wen-Chien Ko: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng, Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, 704, Tainan, Taiwan.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 53, no. 3
pp. 485 – 487

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A 46-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 2-day fever and cough at seven days after returning from Macau. COVID-19 and pneumonia was diagnosed based on the positive real-time RT-PCR tests for oropharyngeal swab samples and the presence of anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG starting from the illness day 11 and post-exposure 18–21 days.

Published in Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

ISSN: 1684-1182 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-microbiology-immunology-and-infection

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