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. 2021 Dec 9;16(12):e0261221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261221

Table 1. Characteristics of confirmed SARS-COV-2 reinfection cases.

Author Country Number of cases Age in years Co-morbidities Symptoms at 1st episode Time (weeks) between 1st and 2nd episode Symptoms at 2nd episode Onward transmission from 2nd episode
Tillett RL et al. [11] USA 1 25 No Sore throat, cough, headache, nausea, diarrhoea 6 Fever, headache, dizziness, cough, nausea, diarrhoea, shortness of breath NR
Mulder M et al. [58] Netherlands 1 89 Yes Fever, severe cough 8 Fever, cough, dyspnoea, tachypnoea NR
Prado-Vivar B et al. [59] Ecuador 1 46 No Headache, drowsiness 9 Odynophagia, nasal congestion, fever, back pain, productive cough, dyspnoea NR
To KK et al. [49] Hong Kong 1 33 No Productive cough, sore throat, fever, headache 10 Asymptomatic NR
Van Elslande J et al. [48] Belgium 1 51 Yes Headache, fever, myalgia, cough, chest pain, dyspnoea, anosmia, change of taste 12 Headache, cough, fatigue NR
Colson P et al. [50] France 1 70 Yes Fever, cough 15 Asymptomatic NR
Goldman JD et al. [42] USA 1 60–69 Yes Fever, chills, productive cough, dyspnoea, chest pain 20 Dyspnoea, dry cough, weakness NR
Harrington D et al. [34] UK 1 78 Yes Fever 32 Shortness of breath NR
Lee JS et al. [41] South Korea 1 21 No Sore throat, cough 3 Sore throat, cough NR
Gupta V et al. [43] India 2 25–28 No Asymptomatic 9–14 Asymptomatic NR
Selhorst P et al. [60] Belgium 1 39 NR Cough, dyspnoea, headache, fever, general malaise 26.5 Mild symptoms Unclear
Pérez-Lago L et al* [14] Spain 1 53 Yes Dyspnoea, fever, cough 20 Respiratory failure Yes

* Phylogenetically confirmed but does not meet RKI confirmed reinfection criteria,

NR not reported.