Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient?
An asymptomatic 39-year-old male patient with well-controlled hypertension on a combination of antihypertensives including angiotensin receptor blocker was screened positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR nasopharyngeal (NP) swab and was admitted to an isolation facility in Dubai on March 23, 2020. He had...
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| description | An asymptomatic 39-year-old male patient with well-controlled hypertension on a combination of antihypertensives including angiotensin receptor blocker was screened positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR nasopharyngeal (NP) swab and was admitted to an isolation facility in Dubai on March 23, 2020. He had a history of exposure to a COVID-19 patient a few days prior to the screening test. His chest X-ray showed signs of pneumonitis. He was discharged from the isolation facility on day 28 with 2 consecutive negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR NP swab results, 24 h apart. After 14 days of home quarantine, he tested positive again for SARS-CoV-2 on day 44 and was again isolated in our facility. He continued testing positive until day 51, after which he was discharged again following 2 consecutive negative tests 24 h apart. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fe2d04009e4549369d1a7167c69ff41a2025-08-20T02:53:02ZengKnowledge EDubai Medical Journal2571-726X2020-10-011410.1159/000510917510917Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient?Sen Variaveettil ThomasAnjala NizamTarab IqbalAn asymptomatic 39-year-old male patient with well-controlled hypertension on a combination of antihypertensives including angiotensin receptor blocker was screened positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR nasopharyngeal (NP) swab and was admitted to an isolation facility in Dubai on March 23, 2020. He had a history of exposure to a COVID-19 patient a few days prior to the screening test. His chest X-ray showed signs of pneumonitis. He was discharged from the isolation facility on day 28 with 2 consecutive negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR NP swab results, 24 h apart. After 14 days of home quarantine, he tested positive again for SARS-CoV-2 on day 44 and was again isolated in our facility. He continued testing positive until day 51, after which he was discharged again following 2 consecutive negative tests 24 h apart.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510917antibodiescovid-19sars-cov-2rt-pcrcycle-threshold valuere-positive cases |
| spellingShingle | Sen Variaveettil Thomas Anjala Nizam Tarab Iqbal Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient? Dubai Medical Journal antibodies covid-19 sars-cov-2 rt-pcr cycle-threshold value re-positive cases |
| title | Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient? |
| title_full | Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient? |
| title_fullStr | Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient? |
| title_short | Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Continually Persist in an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient? |
| title_sort | can sars cov 2 viral rna continually persist in an asymptomatic covid 19 patient |
| topic | antibodies covid-19 sars-cov-2 rt-pcr cycle-threshold value re-positive cases |
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