newsGP – Australian COVID-19 trials add convalescent plasma as a treatment – RACGP

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The plasma of recovered patients could be an additional therapy for people with the virus.
Convalescent plasma can be given to patients newly infected with coronavirus virus via a transfusion.
Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies to parts of SARS-CoV-2 in their plasma.Known as convalescent plasma, it can then be given to patients newly infected with the virus via a transfusion.This may then result in more rapid control and clearance of SARS-CoV-2.That is the basis fo…

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