Fatal relapse of COVID-19 after recovery? A case report of an older Italian patient

J Infect. 2021 Jan;82(1):e49-e51. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.12.009. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

Authors

Francesco Bellanti¹, Aurelio Lo Buglio², Giacomo Custodero², Lucia Barbera², Graziano Minafra², Marcella Montrano², Fabio De Biase², Gianluigi Vendemiale²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.bellanti@unifg.it.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
COVID-19 / mortality*
COVID-19 / pathology
COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
False Negative Reactions
Female
Humans
Italy
Recurrence
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*

Substances

Antiviral Agents