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bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:45 PM Feb 2020

Laurie Garrett tweet 14% of recovered coronavirus people in China's Guangdong tested positive again


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This!
About 14% of patients who recovered from the #coronavirus & were discharged from hospitals in China's Guangdong province were tested + again in later check-ups.
This suggests recovered patients may still carry the virus & immunity isn't sterilizing.

14% of recovered coronavirus patients in China's Guangdong tested
East Asia News -(CAIXIN GLOBAL) - About 14 per cent of patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus and were discharged from hospitals in southern China's Guangdong province were tested positive
straitstimes.com

Link to article

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/14-of-recovered-coronavirus-patients-in-chinas-guangdong-tested-positive-again

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Laurie Garrett tweet 14% of recovered coronavirus people in China's Guangdong tested positive again (Original Post) bronxiteforever Feb 2020 OP
Same strain or mutation? GusBob Feb 2020 #1
Possibly. Hard to tell with the results so far. bronxiteforever Feb 2020 #2
Holy cow Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #3
+1 bronxiteforever Feb 2020 #4
Detection of nucleic acid markers consistent with COVID-19 via RT-PCR does NOT mean is VIABLE virus hlthe2b Feb 2020 #5
+1 totally agree. The operative word is "may" and given bronxiteforever Feb 2020 #6
Guandong is pretty big province in China IINM uponit7771 Feb 2020 #7
Hey cool, we tested 19 more people!! Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #8

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
2. Possibly. Hard to tell with the results so far.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:56 PM
Feb 2020

From the article

“But research by Guangzhou Medical University found the virus in fecal samples, suggesting a new path of transmission. Some hospitals in Guangdong have since adopted the anal swab in virus tests.

Cai said it is still unclear whether the virus detected in the recovered patients is still active. There is also the possibility of a discrepancy in samples, he said.”

Could be that in the sample, the patients were not fully recovered but definitely worth watching for mutations and length of recovery and methods of transmission.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
3. Holy cow
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:01 PM
Feb 2020

This is no good

Also, I’m glad they have enough test kits to test twice, while the US has tested 426 people TOTAL as of yesterday

Damn man...best wishes to all

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
5. Detection of nucleic acid markers consistent with COVID-19 via RT-PCR does NOT mean is VIABLE virus
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:14 PM
Feb 2020

This is important to realize. These virus RNA segments detected may not be able to infect. It may, however, have implications for how long virus (viable or not) is shed, given these tests derived from fecal (rectal swab) samples and thus how we will determine whether or not someone is truly "cleared." and no longer infectious.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
6. +1 totally agree. The operative word is "may" and given
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:18 PM
Feb 2020

variables of recovery it is just worth watching.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
8. Hey cool, we tested 19 more people!!
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 07:31 PM
Feb 2020
CDC updated their website to show total number of people tested for coronavirus is 445. Two days ago it was 426.




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