SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a healthcare professional in inner Sao Paulo during the first wave of COVID-19 in Brazil

Camargo, Carlos Henrique; Gonçalves, Claudia Regina; Pagnoca, Erica Valessa Ramos Gomes; Campos, Karoline Rodrigues; Montanha, Janaína Olher Martins; Flores, Maricélia Navarro Pinheiro; Soares, Márcia Maria Costa Nunes; Binhardi, Fernanda Modesto Tolentino; Ferreira, Patrícia Marques; Yu, Ana Lucia Frugis; Carvalhanas, Telma Regina Marques Pinto; Abbud, Adriano; Bugno, Adriana; Sacchi, Claudio Tavares

SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a healthcare professional in inner Sao Paulo during the first wave of COVID-19 in Brazil

Camargo, Carlos Henrique; Gonçalves, Claudia Regina; Pagnoca, Erica Valessa Ramos Gomes; Campos, Karoline Rodrigues; Montanha, Janaína Olher Martins; Flores, Maricélia Navarro Pinheiro; Soares, Márcia Maria Costa Nunes; Binhardi, Fernanda Modesto Tolentino; Ferreira, Patrícia Marques; Yu, Ana Lucia Frugis; Carvalhanas, Telma Regina Marques Pinto; Abbud, Adriano; Bugno, Adriana; Sacchi, Claudio Tavares.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis; 101 (4), 2021

Publication year: 2021

Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic remains a threat to public health. We report 2 cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection in the same healthcare professional in Brazil. Genomic analysis identified that primoinfection was caused by the endemic lineage B.1.1.33 while reinfection by the lineage B.1.1.44, a lineage with an additional V1176F mutation in S protein.

Atención a la Salud, Pandemias, SARS-CoV-2

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