NEW DELHI: Two healthcare workers from a Noida hospital could be the first genetically proven cases of Covid reinfection in India, according to a preprint of a research paper presented by the prestigious Institute for Genomics and Integrative Biology, a laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research located in Delhi.
The IGIB team has also established reinfection in four health workers from Mumbai, three from Nair Hospital and one from Hinduja. Here is everything you want to know about Covid-19 reinfection.
The IGIB team has also established reinfection in four health workers from Mumbai, three from Nair Hospital and one from Hinduja. Here is everything you want to know about Covid-19 reinfection.
- What is Covid-19 reinfection?
When a patient tests positive for SARS-CoV2 less than three months after the onset of symptoms, the test could represent a new infection. Scientists have to use genetic sequencing and match parts or parts of theviral genetic material obtained from the patient’s first and second swab samples. There are subtle differences in the genetic material of different strains of SARS-CoV2. If differences appear during sequencing, it is clearly a case of reinfection. - How to establish reinfection
Determining reinfection is challenging. Scientists have to use genetic sequencing and match all or parts of the viral genetic material collected from the patient’s first and second swab samples. There are subtle differences in the genetic material of different strains of SARS-CoV2. If differences appear during sequencing, it is clearly a case of reinfection.
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