COVID-19 Reinfection or Relapse: Case Series

Authors

Rinki Sarma Senior Resident Department
Balbir Kumar Assistant Professor Onco-anaethesia and Palliative Medicine National cancer institute (Jhajjar),AIIMS New Delhi
Rakesh Garg Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: IRCH, AIIMS New Delhi, India
Brajesh Kumar Department of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Institute: IRCH, AIIMS New Delhi, India

Keywords:

COVID-19, SARS-Cov-19, Reinfection, Relapse

Abstract

One-time reinfection with SARS-Cov-2 does not warranty of immunity against reinfection due to various possible reasons for this like waning immunity or high viral load or an immunocompromised state. Cases of reinfection have been reported from many countries in the world, here in this case series we are sharing the experience of three cases of reinfection from India. Two of them were old with multiple comorbidities and one is a young patient with no comorbidity. All three-patient got reinfected less than two months.