Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Government Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient diagnosed as covid 19 infected either by RTPCR or Rapid antigen test. Patients diagnosed as Covid 19 positive will be divided into Group A and Group B as per Revised Guidelines on Clinical Management of COVID â?? 19. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) Government of India. (12) Group A â?? RT PCR or RAT positive Severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and septic shock will be considered as severe Covid infection Group B - RT PCR or RAT positive Uncomplicated illness and mild pneumonia will be considered as non-severe (mild/moderate) Covid infection
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: HIV infected patients Patients on immunosuppressive therapy or any disease or therapy known to affect the CD4 counts e.g. autoimmune disease, tuberculosis, patients on chronic steroids, etc
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the proportion of severe and mild covid patients with low CD4 countsTimepoint: Baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. To assess the role of baseline CD4 counts in predicting disease outcome in a covid patient 3. To compare the recovery of CD4 counts between patients who remain RT PCR positive and those who turn RT PCR negative Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactGita Nataraj
Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital
Outcome results
None listed