Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2: reports of three cases from a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Jubaidul Islam Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Jamal Uddin Ahmed Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Injamam Ull Haque Resident Medical Officer, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v10i0.50994

Keywords:

COVID-19, reinfection, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious respiratory and vascular disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). First identified in Wuhan, China, it has caused an ongoing pandemic. Some viruses give us lifelong immunity after first infection and initially researchers thought that SARS-CoV-2 infection may give lifelong immunity after first infection but few cases of reinfection are reported both locally and internationally. We report 3 symptomatic cases of reinfection, diagnosed clinically and confirmed by positive reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. So, everybody who survived an infection of SARS-Cov-2, should maintain universal masking and social distancing.

Birdem Med J 2020; 10, COVID Supplement: 107-110

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Islam, M. J., Ahmed, J. U., & Haque, I. U. (2020). Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2: reports of three cases from a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. BIRDEM Medical Journal, 10, 107–110. https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v10i0.50994

Issue

Vol. 10, COVID Supplement

Section

Case Reports