To study the Disease Profileof Covid-19in patients at AIIMS, Rishikesh with focus on the demographical, clinical, laboratory, treatment, and outcome variables– a cross-sectional study (also known as ‘DPC19 – AIIMS Rishikesh’ study)

Justification for study: Covid-19 infection ispandemic now.  It is an emerging infectious disease in many parts of the world.The presentation of the disease is highly variable. There are also regional differences in the clinical spectrum observed within India, probably due to antigenic variation of the organism and host factors. The treatment options for the disease are limited at present. Therefore, it is important to study the demographical factors contributing the disease occurrence, clinical presentations including their variability, laboratory details, treatment particulars, and outcomes of the Covid-19 in this region. This will improve the knowledge on this expanding clinical syndrome in our region. 

Scope of the project:- This is intended to develop a preliminary Indian current data on the various aspects of course of illness of  Covid-19.There seems to have a good scope to optimize and improve the existing practice in the current empirical antimicrobialera. The atypical manifestations will be described and predictors of mortality will be identified.Largely, the database of  Covid-19 will be created for this region and it will help in planning many future studies.