Table 2.
Data dealing with COVID-19 in the population with GBS
| ID | COVID-19 common symptomsa | Swab test | Thorax imaging suggestive for COVID-19 (Rx or thorax CT scan) |
SARS-CoV-2 serology | PCR for SARS-CoV-2 on CSF | Serology or PCR for other infections | Serum anti-gangliosides antibodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | 24/03/2020 negative | Interstitial pneumonia | NA | NA |
Negative Multiplex PCRb (CSF) Negative serology for Borreliac and TBE (CSF), WNV (serum) |
Negative |
| 2 | Yes | 24/03/2020 negative | No | Negative (blood) | NA | Negative serology for Borrelia and TBE (serum) | Negative |
| 3 | No | 15/04/2020 negative | No | Negative (blood) | Negative |
Negative Multiplex PCR (CSF) Negative serology for Borrelia and TBE (CSF) |
NA |
| 4 | No | 27/03/2020 negative | No | Negative (blood) | Negative |
Negative Multiplex PCR (CSF) Negative serology for Borrelia and TBE (serum and CSF) |
Negative |
| 5 | Yes | 20/03/2020 negative | No | Negative (blood) | NA | Negative Multiplex PCR (CSF) | Negative |
| 6 | Yes | 07/04/2020 negative | No | Negative (blood) | Negative | NA | NA |
| 7 | Yes |
06/04/2020 negative 14/04/2020 negative |
Bilateral ground-glass opacities |
Positive IgM and IgG (blood and CSF) |
Negative |
Negative PCR for influenza A and B viruses (nasal swab) Negative serology for Borrelia and TBE (CSF) |
Negative |
| 8 | No |
30/03/2020 negative 06/04/2020 negative 15/04/2020 negative |
Ground-glass opacities Peri-bronchovascular thickenings |
NA | NA | NA |
GD1a + GT1b, anti-sulfatide low titer + |
ID patient identification number, CT computed tomography, PCR polymerase chain reaction, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, NA not available, CMV Cytomegalovirus, EBV Epstein-Barr virus, HSV-1 Herpes simplex virus 1, HSV-2 Herpes simplex virus 2, HHV-6 Human herpes virus 6, HPeV Human parechovirus, VZV Varicella-zoster virus, TBE Tick-borne encephalitis, WNV West-Nile virus
aWe intend symptoms such as fever, cough, cold and diarrhea
bMutliplex PCR: EBV, CMV, Enterovirus, HSV-1, HSV-2, HHV-6, HPeV, VZV
cBorrelia burgdorferi