Convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID-19

Altuntas, Fevzi; Ata, Naim; Yigenoglu, Tugce; Basci, Semih; Dal, Mehmet; Korkmaz, Serdal; Namdaroglu, Sinem; BAŞTÜRK, ABDULKADİR; HACIBEKİROĞLU, TUBA; Dogu, Mehmet; BERBER, İLHAMİ; Dal, Kursat; Kinik, Kerem; Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Fatma; Kilic, Isa; Demircioglu, Sinan; YOSUNKAYA, ALPER; ERKURT, MEHMET; TURGUT, BURHAN; Caglayan, Murat; Celik, Osman

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2020.102955

Convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID-19

Altuntas F., Ata N., Yigenoglu T. N. , Basci S., Dal M. S. , Korkmaz S., ...More

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, vol.60, no.1, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 60 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transci.2020.102955
Title of Journal : TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE

Abstract

Introduction: Passive antibody therapy has been used to immunize vulnerable people against infectious agents. In this study, we aim to investigate the efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) in the treatment of severe and critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19.