Convalescent plasma treatment is associated with lower mortality and better outcomes in high-risk COVID-19 patients – propensity-score matched case-control study

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma (CP) transfusion in a group of high-risk COVID-19 patients. Methods: This prospective study included 204 patients from a single tertiary-care hospital, hospitalized with COVID-19, of whom 102 were treated with...

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Main Authors: Adam Tworek, Krzysztof Jaroń, Beata Uszyńska-Kałuża, Andrzej Rydzewski, Robert Gil, Andrzej Deptała, Edward Franek, Rafał Wójtowicz, Katarzyna Życińska, Irena Walecka, Małgorzata Cicha, Waldemar Wierzba, Artur Zaczyński, Zbigniew J. Król, Grażyna Rydzewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001405