Open AccessA case of COVID-19 Reinfection and Systematic Review of Patterns of Reinfection
Author(s) -
Melissa Chamblain,
Elissa Dawkins,
Jason C. Lane,
Reyan Ghany,
Leonardo Tamariz,
Ana Palacio,
Belisa Guzman-Suarez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infectious diseases in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1536-9943
pISSN - 1056-9103
DOI - 10.1097/ipc.0000000000001055
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , disease , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty)
We present a case of a middle age Hispanic patient with COVID-19 reinfection. We conducted a systematic review of the literature of reinfection cases and found that women represent the majority of the cases and that reinfection usually presents with more severe disease, particularly among healthcare workers.