![]() She was discharged after 5 days other than some persisting fatigue, her symptoms subsided completely. An in-house SARS-CoV-2 reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay (E-gen) on a nasopharyngeal swab was positive (cycle quantification value = 26.2). She presented to the emergency department with fever and severe cough and a lymphocyte count of 0.4 × 10 9 cells/L. Here, we report a case of a reinfection in an 89-year-old Dutch woman suffering from Waldenström macroglobulinemia, treated with B-cell–depleting therapy. Recently, To et al published a report of a 33-year-old Hong Kong resident with a SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, confirmed by whole-genome sequencing. ![]() ![]() To the Editor-Knowing the frequency and natural course of reinfections is important for strategies for control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). ![]()
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