Department of Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Adil Aziz is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Medicine. His research interests includes Medicine. He is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He has authored of many research articles/books related to Medicine.
Research Article
Safety and Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma Treatment in COVID-19 Patients: Collate Trial
Author(s): Muhammad Hasan, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Muhammad Jehangir Malik, Bushra Jamil, Nosheen Nasir, Kiren Habib, Adil Aziz, Iffat Khanum, Aisha Ilyas, Ramla Ghafoor, Natasha Ali* and Faisal Mahmood
Introduction: The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred initially
in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China where patients mainly presented with respiratory
symptoms. In Pakistan the first case was identified on February 26, 2020 and since then Aga Khan University Karachi
is at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. After receiving all required approvals, this trial was undertaken to
determine safety and efficacy of transfusing Convalescent Plasma (CP) in patients admitted with COVID-19.
Methods: This was a non-randomized, open label, phase II clinical trial with 110 cases and 34 controls recruited
during April 2020 till July 2020. Convalescent plasma donors and patients who received it were recruited using
donor eligibility criteria issued by U.S. Departmen.. View more»