🚨BREAKING: *preliminary* data show potential benefit of convalescent plasma containing #coronavirus antibodies (from recovered #COVID19 patients) for the treatment of critically ill patients.
Same approach was used for H1N1 and Spanish Flu.
Larger study needed to confirm.🤞🏼
Same approach was used for H1N1 and Spanish Flu.
Larger study needed to confirm.🤞🏼
Although convalescent plasma is “old school,” it has a good chance of success for #COVID19.
Convalescent plasma decreased the severity of symptoms/shortened hospital stay for #SARS; preliminary reports from #China suggest it may work for #coronavirus.😃
Convalescent plasma decreased the severity of symptoms/shortened hospital stay for #SARS; preliminary reports from #China suggest it may work for #coronavirus.😃
Convalescent plasma is collected from patients who've recovered from #COVID19 and is rich in antibodies to #coronavirus, essentially immunizing a sick patient with another person's antibodies.
More patients / data needed, but this is encouraging news.😃
More patients / data needed, but this is encouraging news.😃
Summary: 5 ICU #COVID19 patients on a ventilator stabilized and/or improved after receiving "convalescent plasma" rich with antibodies to #coronavirus (obtained from the plasma of other patients who recovered from #COVID19).
Full report in @JAMA_current: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
Full report in @JAMA_current: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
