PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT, Vol 122 No 3 (2021), 228–232
Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Two Countries 105 Days Apart
Tshokey Tshokey, Jamyang Choden, Lila Adhikari, Binay Thapa, Sonam Wangchuk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2021.21
published online: 01. 10. 2021
abstract
Recovered COVID-19 patients may test positive for SARS-CoV-2 for a long time from intermittent shedding of viral fragments. A 36-year-old man who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the Czech Republic and recovered tested positive again in Bhutan, 105 days beyond his first positive test. He experienced minimal symptoms and recovered without complications. Although no virological test was conducted to rule out reinfection, the repeat positive test after initial recovery likely resulted from prolonged shedding of dead viral particles than a reinfection.
keywords: Bhutan; COVID-19; Czech Republic; SARS-CoV-2
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