Neutralizing Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Persist for at Least 5 Months Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 46 million individuals worldwide leading to over 1 million deaths. While the majority… November 3, 2020
Cochrane Living Systematic Review: More Data Needed to Determine Efficacy of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Researchers from the Cochrane Library are performing monthly systematic reviews to evaluate the current data on the effectiveness of COVID-19… October 28, 2020
Meta-Analysis Examines Leukapheresis in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Hyperleukocytosis Hyperleukocytosis (a white blood cell count greater than 100 X 109/L) is a medical emergency with a mortality rate up… October 14, 2020
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Provides More than Neutralizing Antibodies With few drugs to combat SARS-CoV-2 infections and the approval from the U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19… September 30, 2020
Positive Coombs Tests and RBC Transfusions in Patients with COVID-19 During the early outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy, medical doctors and researchers observed a high frequency of positive direct antiglobulin… August 12, 2020
Studies Find Variable Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Three recent studies have analyzed anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among individuals with asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infections, and they have found that… July 29, 2020
mRNA-1273 Vaccine Safe and Induces anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immune Responses Using prior knowledge of the importance of the coronavirus spike proteins in pathogenesis and immunity as well as the SARS-CoV-2… July 22, 2020
Practical Guidance for Blood Supply and Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic Researchers in Europe and Canada reviewed more than 9,000 publications about COVID-19 and identified 414 papers relevant to blood collections,… July 15, 2020
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Many patients with severe COVID-19 deteriorate rapidly when their immune systems become hyperactive, also known as cytokine storm. No effective… July 1, 2020
ABO Blood Group Associated with COVID-19 Severity It has long been known that different blood antigens may carry risks or protection depending on the disease, and coronaviruses… June 23, 2020
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