PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - McKie, Anthony Michael
AU  - Jones, Timothy Peter Wynne
AU  - Sykes, Catriona
TI  - Prolonged viral shedding in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2020-237357
DP  - 2020 Oct 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e237357
VI  - 13
IP  - 10
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/10/e237357.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/10/e237357.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2020 Oct 01; 13
AB  - We present a case of COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient with risk factors for severe disease who recovered after prolonged swab positivity of 61 days postsymptom onset without significant respiratory and organ dysfunction. We discuss the reasons behind her prolonged swab positivity in the context of current SARS-CoV-2 knowledge, document the trend in her inflammatory response and swab results, and discuss the implications swab positivity had on her isolation and recovery.