Current Perspectives of convalescent plasma therapy in COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed an unprecedented challenge to the health care communities across the globe. As of June 2, 2020, a total of 6,418,968 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 378,954 deaths have been reported. Different regions of the world have reported varying intensity of COVID-19 severity. The disease burden for COVID-19 depends on multiple factors like the local infection rate, susceptible population, mortality rate, and so on. The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving emergency and is a subject of regular debate and advanced research. As of today, there is a lack of definitive treatment options for COVID-19 pneumonia. In search of alternative options, few drugs are being tested for their efficacy and repurposing. Preliminary reports have shown

SUBMITTER: Sahu KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927533 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature