PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT
PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT
Prague Medical Report is an English quarterly published multidisciplinary biomedical journal. Prague Medical Report was founded as Sborník lékařský in May 1885. The journal presents public primary scientific publications, short communications, casuistry, and reviews. It contains articles based on important specialised lectures and symposia.

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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