Early SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections within 60 Days and Implications for Retesting Policies

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nevejan, Louis ; Cuypers, Lize ; Laenen, Lies ; Van Loo, Liselotte ; Vermeulen, François ; Wollants, Elke ; Van Hecke, Ignace ; Desmet, Stefanie ; Lagrou, Katrien ; Maes, Piet ; André, Emmanuel
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• Description:
  Illustrated by a clinical case supplemented by epidemiologic data, early reinfections with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 after infection with Delta variant, and reinfection with Omicron BA.2 after Omicron BA.1 infection, can occur within 60 days, especially in young, unvaccinated persons. The case definition of reinfection, which influences retesting policies, should be reconsidered.
• Subjects:
  • Covid-19
  • Covid-19 Testing
  • Humans
  • Policy
  • Reinfection
  • Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1729-1731
• Pubmed ID:
  35738346
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9328893
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Belgium
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120204/cdc_120204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 662.26 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b517c5e97c7618696b0fb0d3b8aa7d231a32668fc638949f710eae3471d67a05