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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct 4;13(10):e237357.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237357.

Prolonged viral shedding in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19

Anthony Michael McKie  1 , Timothy Peter Wynne Jones  2 , Catriona Sykes  2
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Case Reports

Prolonged viral shedding in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19

Anthony Michael McKie et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient with risk factors for severe disease who recovered after prolonged swab positivity of 61 days postsymptom onset without significant respiratory and organ dysfunction. We discuss the reasons behind her prolonged swab positivity in the context of current SARS-CoV-2 knowledge, document the trend in her inflammatory response and swab results, and discuss the implications swab positivity had on her isolation and recovery.

Keywords: infection control in hospital; infections; infectious diseases; long term care; pneumonia (infectious disease).

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Timeline of antibiotic therapy, inflammatory markers, lymphocyte count and COVID-19 swab results. CRP, C reactive protein.
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