Health Condition 1: A00-B99- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Health Condition 2: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mantoux test and Interferon gamma release assay: Outcome evaluation in patients tested positive for latent tuberculosis
Control Intervention1: Mantoux test and Interferon gamma release
Sponsors
AIIMS Research Section
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consecutively admitted COVID positive patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal of consent Active tuberculosis HIV Post 72 hours of admission or more than 7 days of symptom onset Any known immunodeficiency Pregnancy Malignancy Any other known systemic infection or disease altering T cell pathway
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine prevalence of latent tuberculosis with respect to severity of illness amongst suspected SARS-COV-19 patientsTimepoint: At enrollment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Co-relation between LTBI and various routine laboratory investigations done routinely as per hospital protocol (differential and absolute lymphocyte counts, monocyte counts, fibrinogen, D-dimer, ferritin)Timepoint: Till discharge from hospital, or death (whichever is earlier) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Pavan Tiwari
AIIMS
Outcome results
None listed