Recurrence of Asymptomatic COVID-19 after Recovery among Healthcare Workers

We describe five healthcare workers (HCWs) with a recurrence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection at Siloam Teaching Hospital, Indonesia. All cases involved nurses, with an average age of 27 years. The RT-PCR assay confirmed the first and second infection episodes. All cases showed negative RT-PCR r...

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Published in:Case reports in infectious diseases 2022-03, Vol.2022, p.8787867-5
Main Authors: Cucunawangsih, Cucunawangsih, Wijaya, Ratna Sari, Hardjo Lugito, Nata Pratama, Suriapranata, Ivet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Antibodies
Asymptomatic
Case reports
Case Series
Clinical outcomes
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Hospitalization
Indonesia
Infection
Infections
Laboratories
Medical personnel
Mortality
Nurses
Patient outcomes
Polymerase chain reaction
Proteins
Serology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Teaching hospitals
Workers
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Summary:We describe five healthcare workers (HCWs) with a recurrence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection at Siloam Teaching Hospital, Indonesia. All cases involved nurses, with an average age of 27 years. The RT-PCR assay confirmed the first and second infection episodes. All cases showed negative RT-PCR results in the period between two infection episodes. The median interval time between two infection episodes was 123 days, ranging from 92 to 158 days. The clinical outcomes for all cases were favourable, with no mortality observed among study cases. Further studies will be required to understand the true nature of this phenomenon.
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2022/8787867