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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of transfusing convalescent plasma collected from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 disease to patients admitted at Aga Khan University Hospital for the management of active COVID-19 disease. Methods: A. Study design Non-randomized open Label

Background and Rationale: T cells play a critical role in antiviral immunity, their level was dramatically reduced in COVID-19 patients. There is a negative correlation between T cell numbers and cytokines serum level in COVID-19 patients. In those patients, there is up-regulation of inflammatory

Research Background and Rationale At the end of December 2019, pneumonia of unknown origin was detected in the hospitals of Wuhan city, China, and reported to the WHO country office for the first time [1-3]. After a few days, the Chinese government has confirmed the human-to-human transmission of

METHODS Objectives Primary: To describe the observed surgical needs of COVID-19 patients in Canadian centers. Secondary: To measure the association between preoperative characteristics and postoperative outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Tertiary: To quantify the operating room workload and modified

Between 30 and 50% of patients who contract COVID 19 will be asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic. This fact will not give rise to the consult, and will directly affect a notorious sub-registration of the cases. The second, even more disturbing, premise is that these patients are as contagious as the

A randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy of addition of FMT & plasma exchange to tenofovir compared to monotherapy with tenofovir in patients with HBV reactivation who develops Acute on chronic liver failure. In this study the patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized to

Background On February 21th 2020, SARS-CoV-2 outbreak erupted in Italy and, in the immediately subsequent period, all the Italian regional Health Systems had to face with an overwhelming increase of COVID-19 admissions requiring isolation, oxygen, ventilation and ICU beds. The COVID-19 related

A prospective randomized controlled trial of adult patients diagnosed with BP in the otolaryngology emergency department within 72 hours of symptoms onset. Patients will be randomized to receive one of the following steroids regimens: 1. Prednisone 1 mg/kg (max. 60 mg) daily for 7 days, 40 mg for 2

1. COVID-19 has a high infection rate and mortality, and serious complications such as heart injury cannot be ignored. At present, the scale and harm of COVID 19 (Novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) has far surpassed that of SARS in 2003, with more than 80,000 cases confirmed in China and 3,119 deaths

Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) disease as an international alarm public health emergency. This ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 disease is devastating, despite widespread implementation of control measures, which is creating a challenge for

Selected Drugs Ivermectin has anti-parasitic effect along with anti-viral activity against a broad range of viruses in vitro. Ivermectin was identified as an inhibitor of interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) integrase protein (IN) and the importin (IMP) α/β1 heterodimer

Haemorrhagic stroke is a devastating disease with a high rate of disability and mortality. In addition to the direct effects of the haemorrhagic event and to the secondary neurological complications, patients with haemorrhagic strokes are predisposed to medical complications that can have a direct