Going back to get a second round of Covid-19 results is scary, but testing positive again is even worse. This is the account of three patients who have tested positive for Covid-19 more than once.
But experts say although there have been several anecdotal reports of reinfection with the virus, there is no definitive evidence that this is the case. In explaining these complexities, he said some individuals remain positive for months. This was first found in China and then in South Korea, where there were about 150 cases in which patients had the infection, tested positive and then recovered, becoming negative. A few weeks later, they became positive again.
But the patient’s partner developed a headache and stomach ache. His partner went to another doctor who did test her again, and the results came back positive. He was then also tested, and the results were positive.“Doctors were baffled and wanted to monitor us during the quarantine period to figure out how we could have tested positive for the virus, then negative and weeks later test positive again. It has been quite a harrowing time.
“If possible, we will obtain the virus strains from the initial and subsequent infections, which could allow us to sequence the virus to see if it is the same strain or a different strain,” she said.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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