Life-saving effect of convalescent plasma treatment in covid-19 disease: Clinical trial from eastern Anatolia
Abstract Aim Convalescent Plasma (CP) therapy is of interest as no vaccine or specific
treatment is available for emerging viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 causing Covid-19. It was aimed to report the results of our patients who
underwent CP in the treatment of Covid-19. Methods CP treatment was applied to 26 Covid-
19 patients in intensive care unit who had quantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase
chain reaction positive Sars-Cov-2 infection. Plasma was collected at least 14 days after …
treatment is available for emerging viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 causing Covid-19. It was aimed to report the results of our patients who
underwent CP in the treatment of Covid-19. Methods CP treatment was applied to 26 Covid-
19 patients in intensive care unit who had quantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase
chain reaction positive Sars-Cov-2 infection. Plasma was collected at least 14 days after …