Suspected reinfections of SARS-COV-2 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan – analysis of province-wide testing database

•Following three epidemic waves, we obtained results of 2 million SARS-CoV-2 tests.•We identified 317 cases of suspected reinfections, the highest event-rate reported yet.•Large proportion of symptomatic reinfections are picked up through hospital referrals.•Risk of recurring infection is more preva...

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Published inThe Journal of infection Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 248 - 288
Main Authors Ahmad, Habab Ali, Khan, Haleema, Shahzad, Muhammad, Haq, Zia ul, Harakeh, Steve, Yousafzai, Yasar Mehmood
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022
The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd
Subjects
Humans
Letter to the Editor
Pakistan - epidemiology
Reinfection
SARS Virus
SARS-CoV-2
Pakistan
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Summary:•Following three epidemic waves, we obtained results of 2 million SARS-CoV-2 tests.•We identified 317 cases of suspected reinfections, the highest event-rate reported yet.•Large proportion of symptomatic reinfections are picked up through hospital referrals.•Risk of recurring infection is more prevalent in young and middle-aged adults.
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ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.10.005