Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients With Suspected COVID-19 Reinfections at a Tertiary Care Center, Iowa March–December 2020
| Patient | Age | Sex | Comorbidities | 1st Ct Value (ORF1ab, S, and N genes) or *(N1, N2 Genes) | 2nd Ct Value (ORF1ab, S-gene, N-gene) | Symptoms on Second Presentation | Time Between 1st and 2nd Tests, d | Treatment for First Episode | Treatment for Suspected Reinfection | Outcome | WGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Female | Asthma | 26* (26, 26) | 28 (29, 29, 25) | Cough, sore throat, malaise | 75 | None | None | Recovered | No |
| 2 | 19 | Female | None | 28 (28, 29, 28) | 22 (21, 22, 23) | Headache, nasal congestion, loss of taste and smell | 63 | None | None | Recovered | No |
| 3 | 22 | Female | None | 24* (24, 23) | 17 (16, 17, 17) | Headache, sore throat, cough, rash, fever | 72 | None | None | Recovered | Yes |
| 4 | 23 | Female | Morbid obesity | 29 (30, 29, 29) | 31 (32, 31, 31) | Cough | 60 | None | None | Recovered | No |
| 5 | 25 | Female | Morbid obesity | 22* (22, 21) | 24 (24, 24, 23) | Rhinorrhea, cough | 94 | None | None | Recovered | No |
| 6 | 43 | Female | AML, thyroid carcinoma, bone marrow transplant, graft-vs-host disease on chronic immunosuppressive therapy, scleroderma | 17 (16, 17, 17) | 19 (18, 21, 19) | Cough | 134 | None | Bamlanivimab | Recovered | No |
| 7 | 44 | Male | Morbid obesity, prediabetic, OSA | 38 (40, 40, 35) | 25 (24, 26, 25) | Nasal congestion, cough, rash, diarrhea, malaise | 92 | None | None | Recovered | No |
Abbreviations: AML, acute myeloid leukemia; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; Ct, cycle threshold; NA, not available; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; WGS, whole-genome sequencing.