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. 2021 Jul 26;77(Suppl 2):S413–S423. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.05.025

Table 1.

Characteristics of studies.

S no Study Age and sex Country Sympt-omatic Comor-bidity Clinical severity First COVID 19 (PCR) Test Done Serological test done after first episode RT PCR negative after first episode Symptomatic again after period of weeks Date of Second COVID 19 Test done Outcome
1 Batisse et al.6
1 19, F France Yes 7 Cormo-bidity:
4 No co-morbitiy
Mild D2 RT-PCRa Available for 9 patients 5 were positive, one slightly positive and three negatives NM Yes D29, RT- PCRa 3 Dead and 8 Alive
2 32, F Yes Mild D18 NM Yes D36,55
3 33, F Yes Mild D3 NM Yes D28
4 43, M Yes Mild D1 NM Yes D38
5 85, M Yes Mild D16 NM Yes D46
6 54, M Yes Mild D38,44 NM Yes D45
7 91, F Yes Mild D3 NM Yes D26
8 55, M Yes Mild D6 NM Yes D31
9 72, M Yes Mild D7 NM Yes D23, 32, 36
10 73, M Yes Mild D6 NM Yes D35
11 84, F Yes Mild D11 NM Yes D50
2 Lafai et al.7
1 84, F France Yes Yes Severe 26 March PCR Yes∗∗ No Yes 26 days RT PCRa Death
2 90, F Yes Yes Severe 05 April PCR No No Yes 15 days Death
3 84, F Yes Yes Severe 15 April PCRa (neg) Yes∗∗ Yes Yes 11 days Death
3 Enrico et al.8 69, F Italy Yes Yes Mild 24 March RT-PCR Yes IgG Positive Yes (two) Yes 32 days RT PCR Alive
4 Ye et al.9
1 30, M China Yes No Mild NM NM NM Yes NM 4–17 days after negative test RT PCRa Alive
2 42, M Yes No Mild NM NM NM Yes NM Alive
3 32, F Yes No Mild NM NM NM Yes NM Alive
4 27, F No No Mild NM NM NM Yes NM Alive
5 31, F Yes No Mild NM NM NM Yes NM Alive
5 Ravioli et al.10
1 81, F Switzerland Yes Yes Moderate 09 March RT-PCRa NM Yes Yes 21 RT-PCRa Died
2 77, F Yes Yes 23 March NM Yes Yes 14 Alive
6 Loconsole et al.11 48, M Italy Yes No Severe 17 March RT-PCR Yes Yes Yes 30 RT PCR Alive
7 Jiang et al.12
1 35 F China Yes No Mild 30 January RT-PCRa No Yes Yes 9 days RT-PCRa Re-hosp
2 56 F Yes Yes Mild 30 January No Yes No 14 days Alive
3 F Yes No Mild 03 February No Yes Yes 8 days Alive
4 F Yes No Mild 03 February No Yes No 7 days Alive
5 F Yes Yes Mild 05 February No Yes No 9 days Alive
6 F Yes No Mild 06 February No Yes No 5 days Alive
8 Chang et al.13
1 14M China No No Mild-6
Moderate - 1
01 February RT-PCRa No Yes No 7 4RS
2 RT-PCRa
1RT-PCRa and 1 Rs
Alive
2 13M No No 01 February No Yes No 11 Alive
3 0.8F Yes No 05 February No Yes No 9 Alive
4 35M Yes No 02 February No Yes No 9 Alive
5 35M No No 31 January No Yes No 8 Alive
6 33M No No 27 January No Yes No 5 Alive
7 26M Yes No 26 January No yes No 11 Alive
9 Yoo et al.14 8M Korea Yes No Mild 03 March RT-PCR No Yes Yes 14 RT-PCR Alive
10 Liu et al.15 35 M China yes No Mild 30 January RT-PCR Yes Yes Yes 15 RT-PCR Alive
11 Yuan et al.16
1 38M China 19- Yes
1 - No
6 people had comorbidities Mild to moderate NM for all RT-PCRa 14 were tested and all of them have antibodies Yes No for all 13- retested at 07 days
7 retested 14 days
14 nasopharyngeal and 7 anal swabs Alive (all)
2 53M
3 40F
4 61F
5 64F
6 53F
7 33F
8 1F
9 34F
10 43M
11 34F
12 38M
13 50F
14 50F
15 5F
16 55F
17 72F
18 54M
19 8M
20 12M
12 Lan et al.17
1 30-36, 2 M China 3-Yes
1- No
NM Mild to moderate NM RT-PCRa NM Yes No 5–13 days after discharge RT-PCRa Alive
2 NM NM NM Yes No Alive
3 NM NM Nm Yes No Alive
4 NM NM NM Yes No Alive
13 Cao et al.18
1 54F China Yes No Severe NM RT-PCRa NM Yes No 12 RT-PCRa Alive
2 72F Yes No Moderate NM NM Yes No 14 Alive
3 60F Yes No Moderate NM NM Yes No 09 Alive
4 65F Yes Yes Moderate NM NM Yes No 12 Alive
5 58M Yes No Moderate NM NM Yes No 16 Alive
6 64M Yes No Severe NM NM Yes No 29 Alive
7 36F Yes No Moderate NM NM Yes No 06 Alive
8 26M No No Moderate NM NM Yes No 06 Alive
14 Deng et al.19 Age - 54.8 years, F- 36 China NM 24 (39.3%) Severe-3 (4.9%) NM RT-PCRa Not done Yes 38-No 0 (7–13) 36-RT-PCR
17- AS; 8- sputum
Alive (All)
15 Peng et al.20
1 67M China Yes NM Mild 24 January PCR NM Yes No 4 RT-PCR Alive
2 - M Yes NM Mild 24 January PCR NM Yes No 6 RT-PCR Alive
3 - F Yes NM Mild 27 January PCR NM Yes No 3 RT-PCR Alive
4 - M Yes NM Mild 28 January PCR NM Yes No 7 RT-PCR Alive
5 38F Yes NM Mild 24 January PCR NM Yes No 6 AS Alive
6 29M Yes NM Mild 29 January PCR NM Yes No 6 AS Alive
7 21F Yes NM Mild 31 January PCR NM Yes No 5 RT-PCR Alive
16 Wu et al.21
1 >70 China NM Yes NM 01 February NM NM NM Yes 3 RT-PCR Alive
2 >70 NM Yes NM 02 February’ NM NM NM Yes 5 RT-PCR/AS Alive
3 NM NM NM NM 02February NM NM NM No 6 AS Alive
4 NM NM NM NM 23 January NM NM NM No 25 RT-PCR Alive
5 NM NM NM NM 27 January NM NM NM No 16 RT-PCR Alive
6 NM NM NM NM 30 January NM NM NM No 9 RT-PCR Alive
7 NM NM NM NM 29 January NM NM NM No 22 AS Alive
8 NM NM NM NM 28 January NM NM NM No 23 AS Alive
9 NM NM NM NM 07 February NM NM NM No 11 AS Alive
10 NM NM NM NM 07 February NM NM NM No 07 AS Alive
17 Zhou et al.22 40M China Yes Yes Severe 23 January RT-PCR Yes Yes Yes 5 days after discharge RT-PCR Alive
18 Zhao et al23
(7/14) 5.7 (Median)
(2.9–7.3)Range
F-4
China 5 Yes
2 No
No Co-morbidity Mild (All) NM (All) RT-PCRa NM (All) Yes(all) 6-No
1- Yes
14 days from discharge (7–17) RT-PCRa Alive (All)
19 Li et al.24 50M China Yes Yes Mild D13 RT-PCR Yes on D 40. IgM and IgG positive Yes No 14 RT-PCR Alive
20 Chen et al.25
1 29M China Yes NM Mild 01 February RT-PCRa NM Yes No 3 RT-PCRa Alive
2 49F Yes NM Mild 02 February NM Yes No 3 Alive
3 12F No NM Mild 05 February NM Yes No 3 Alive
4 38M Yes NM mild 30 January NM Yes No 3 Alive
21 Hu et al26 (11) median age 27, range 4–58 years
F-4
China Yes (All) 3-Co-morbidities Mild-1
Moderate- 9
Severe-1
NM(All) RT-PCRa NM(All) Yes (All) No (All) 14 (9–17) RT-PCRa Alive (All)
22 Jianghong An et al.27 Median age
20 (5–64) 7-F
(Mild)
38 (2–60) 15-F
China Yes 1/11
1/27
Mild −11
Moderate 27
Patient were discharged, January 23 to February 25 (14 days) RT PCR, Anal swab Yes no difference between the two groups Yes (All) No (All) Weekly after discharge RT PCRa Alive (All)
23 Chen et al.28 46 F China Yes No Mild 24 January RT-PCR No Yes No 03 days after last negative test RT-PCR Alive
24 Duggan et al.29 82 M USA Yes Yes Severe Early April RT-PCR No Yes No 10 days post discharge RT-PCR Alive
25 Ye-min et al.30 49 M China Yes NM Mild 22 January RT-PCR NM Yes No 3 days after discharge Sputum positive PCR -ve Alive
26 To et al.31 33M Hong kong Yes No Co-morbidity Mild 29 March RT- PCR NM Yes No 123 days after discharge RT-PCR Alive
27 Tillet et al.32 25M USA Yes No Mild 18 April RT- PCR Yes Yes Yes 10 days after last negative test RT-PCR Alive
28 Elslande et al.33 51F Belgium Yes Asthma Moderate March 20 RT-PCR Yes (second time) No Yes 10 weeks after home quarantine RT-PCR Alive
29 Prado-Vivar B et al.34 46M Eucadorian Yes NM Mild May 12 RT-PCR Yes Yes Yes 6 weeks after being negative RT-PCR Alive
30 Gupta et al.35 25M India Yes No No 05 May RT-PCRa NM
NM
Yes No 100 days after tested negative RT-PCR Alive
28F No 17 May Yes No 101 days RT-PCR Alive

AS, anal swab; F, female; M, male; NM, not mentioned; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (naso-pharyngeal swab).

a

Same for all.