Convalescent Plasma in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Xuanguo ZHANG (Author), Li XI (Author), Fang PANG (Author), Yan DU (Author), Qiuzhen YUAN (Author), Minjuan SHI (Author), Jiping LIU (Author), Hui MA (Author), Bo LI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: COVID-19 is a public health emergency of international concern. Its incidence rates and mortality are very high; however, so far, an effective drug treatment remains unknown. Based on the role of convalescent plasma therapy in previously identified viral pneumonias, patients with severe...