Frequency of SARS COVID-19 Infection Among Malignant Patients at South Egypt Cancer Institute

Assiut University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: COVID-19

Treatments: Other: disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05465759

COVID-19 in cancer patients

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assessment the frequency of SARS COV-2 infection among malignant patients at south Egypt Cancer institute

Full description

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. Anyone can get sick with COVID-19 and become seriously ill or die at any age Cancer is one of the most common examples of immunocompromised states

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Malignant patients.
• PCR positive for covid-19

Exclusion criteria

• PCR negative for covid-19