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Convalescent plasma therapy: A passive therapy for an aggressive COVID‐19 [PDF]
As of May 19, 2020, there are in total 4,986,200 laboratory-confirmed Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases. 2% (45,425) out of 2,657,390 active COVID-19 cases are critically ill and might be requiring intensive care support. Unfortunately, even after six months since its first detection, we still do not have any definitive treatment options for ...
Sahu, Kamal Kant +4 more
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Response to convalescent plasma is not influenced by patient blood type
Background: SARS-CoV2 virus is associated with 580,000 deaths and 32.5 million cases of COVID-19 infection in the United States. Data exist suggesting a correlation between blood type and disease acquisition and severity. No such data exist between blood
William R Hartman +2 more
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Safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma for COVID-19: the preliminary results of a clinical trial [PDF]
Background. The lack of effective etiotropic therapy for COVID-19 has prompted researchers around the globe to seekr various methods of SARS-CoV-2 elimination, including the use of convalescent plasma. Aim. The aim of this work was to study the safety
Vladimir P. Baklaushev +22 more
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BackgroundConvalescent plasma therapy is expected to be a promising alternative to supportive therapy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic outbreak. Altered immune response in repetitive convalescent plasma donors has not been widely studied.
Nina Nurarifah +4 more
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Convalescent plasma and hyperimmune globulin therapy in COVID-19 [PDF]
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)) has recently resulted in the recent global pandemic. As convalescent plasma (CP) therapy has been used with success in several viral infections before, it has become a treatment of choice.
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CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY FOR COVID-19: STATE OF THE ART
Convalescent blood product therapy has been introduced since early 1900s to treat emerging infectious disease based on the evidence that polyclonal neutralizing antibodies can reduce duration of viremia. Recent large outbreaks of viral diseases for whom effective antivirals or vaccines are still lacking has revamped the interest in convalescent plasma ...
Daniele Focosi +3 more
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Effectiveness of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Treating COVID-19: an Evidence-based Case Report
Background: Convalescent plasma is a potentially beneficial, tolerable, and available additional treatment option for COVID-19. This study aims to evaluate whether the administration of convalescent plasma therapy leads to improved clinical outcomes in ...
Mira Yulianti +5 more
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Convalescent Plasma in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: COVID-19 is a public health emergency of international concern. Its incidence rates and mortality are very high; however, so far, an effective drug treatment remains unknown.
Xuanguo ZHANG +8 more
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The role of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) convalescent plasma in the treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in immunosuppressed individuals remains controversial. We describe the course of COVID-19 in patients who
Mary J. Kasten +12 more
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Humans infected with SARS-CoV-2 may develop COVID-19, which manifests across a wide spectrum of clinical severity ranging from mild upper respiratory tract illnesses to diffuse viral pneumonia, causing acute respiratory failure.
Maamoun Basheer +3 more
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