Recurrent positivity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a clinically recovered COVID-19 patient with end-stage renal disease: A case report

Recurrent or persistent positivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 RNA in clinically recovered coronavirus disease patients has been reported worldwide However, rep-lication-competent live viruses were not recovered beyond two to three weeks from the onset of symptoms in mild to severe cases of coronavirus disease End-stage renal disease is characterized by uremia induced immune dysfunction that increases the risk of infectious diseases including corona-virus disease The clinical implications of recurrent or persistently positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 RNA in immunocompromised patients are difficult to be generalized to findings as in immunocompetent patients We report a case of end-stage renal disease with a recent history of recovered coronavirus disease pneumonia, who again presented with positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 RNA © The Author(s) 2018