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The Relation Of Abo Blood Group To The Severity Of Coronavirus Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study From A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Fazal Ur Rehman, Syed Furrukh Omair, Fatima Memon, Bakhtawar J. Rind, Danish Ahmed Memon, Syed Ahsan Ali, Bilal Ahmed, Naureen Ali
The Relation Of Abo Blood Group To The Severity Of Coronavirus Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study From A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Fazal Ur Rehman, Syed Furrukh Omair, Fatima Memon, Bakhtawar J. Rind, Danish Ahmed Memon, Syed Ahsan Ali, Bilal Ahmed, Naureen Ali
Section of Internal Medicine
Background: Blood groups are considered to have an impact on the occurrence and severity of coronavirus disease. While among Chinese and Caucasian, blood group O individuals were less and group A were more likely to have severe disease and mortality, data on South Asians aren’t available.
Objective: This study aimed to find out the association of disease severity with blood group among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
Materials and methodology: Data were collected on a predesigned questionnaire containing details of patient demographics, medical comorbidities, clinical presentation, and laboratory parameters. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the association of the …
A Prospective Observational Study Of Community Acquired Pneumonia In Kenya: The Role Of Viral Pathogens, Jamila Nambafu, Mary Achakolong, Fridah Mwendwa, Jumaa Bwika, Felix Riunga, Samuel Gitau, Hanika Patel, Rodney Adam
A Prospective Observational Study Of Community Acquired Pneumonia In Kenya: The Role Of Viral Pathogens, Jamila Nambafu, Mary Achakolong, Fridah Mwendwa, Jumaa Bwika, Felix Riunga, Samuel Gitau, Hanika Patel, Rodney Adam
Internal Medicine, East Africa
Background: Lower respiratory tract infections continue to contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality across all age groups globally. In sub-Saharan Africa, many studies of community acquired pneumonia in adults have focused on HIV-infected patients and little attention has been given to risk factors and etiologic agents in an urban area with a more moderate HIV prevalence.
Methods: We prospectively enrolled 77 patients admitted to a 280 bed teaching hospital in Kenya with radiographically confirmed community acquired pneumonia from May 2019 to March 2020. The patients were followed for etiology and clinical outcomes. Viral PCR testing was performed using …
Sglt2i Use In Non-Diabetics, Sarah Nadeem, Masooma Rana, Kaleem Ahmed, Sanjay Kalra
Sglt2i Use In Non-Diabetics, Sarah Nadeem, Masooma Rana, Kaleem Ahmed, Sanjay Kalra
Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
No abstract provided.
Inspire : Vol 4, Issue 1, Department Of Medicine
Inspire : Vol 4, Issue 1, Department Of Medicine
INSPIRE
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- Message From the Chair
- Medicine at National and International Forums
- In Depth- Section: featuring Dr Masooma Aqeel
- Featured Faculty: Dr Rumi Chunara “ … Sometimes ideas or their effects seem far off or unreachable, but it's really people like you and me, and small actions every day that are necessary to make change .
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