Suspected reinfections of SARS-COV-2 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan – analysis of province-wide testing database - 14/02/22
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.10.005
Habab Ali Ahmad a, b, Haleema Khan a, Muhammad Shahzad c, Zia ul Haq d, Steve Harakeh e, Yasar Mehmood Yousafzai a, ⁎ 
a Public Health Reference Laboratory, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
b Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Haripur 22621, Pakistan
c Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
d Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
e Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, and Yousef Abdullatif Jameel Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21589, Saudi Arabia
⁎Corresponding author.
Highlights |
• | 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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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 84 - N° 2
P. 248-288 - février 2022 Retour au numéro
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