Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Sep 2020)

Are SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and Covid-19 recurrence possible? a case report from Brazil

  • Lívia Pimenta Bonifácio,
  • Ana Paula Sulino Pereira,
  • Daniel Cardoso de Almeida e Araújo,
  • Viviane da Mata Pasti Balbão,
  • Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca,
  • Afonso Dinis Costa Passos,
  • Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0619-2020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53

Abstract

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Abstract With the large number of individuals infected and recovered from Covid-19, there is intense discussion about the quality and duration of the immunity elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the possibility of disease recurrence. Here we report a case with strong clinical, epidemiological and laboratorial evidence of, not only reinfection by SARS-CoV-2, but also clinical recurrence of Covid-19.

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