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
Physical Distancing and PPE Reduce Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 The transfusion medicine community staff are at risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission; both laboratory technologists in the hospital and staff at… June 10, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Transfusion Services: Elective Surgeries Resume, Convalescent Plasma Use Increases, and Blood Supply Drops to Critical Levels Based on the AABB COVID-19 Weekly Hospital Transfusion Survey, which collected data from 96 hospitals in 35 states between May… June 2, 2020
Convalescent Plasma May be Beneficial to Treat COVID-19 COVID-19 has been spreading across the globe since December 2019 and is now a pandemic. With no vaccine or approved… March 30, 2020
Blood Use and Supply during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Early Lessons from Seattle Physicians and colleagues from the Transfusion Medicine and Hematology Divisions at the University of Washington in Seattle and the local… March 24, 2020
Plasma Exchange Does Not Reduce Risk of Death for Patients with Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis The underlying pathology behind antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is not clear; more effective and safer treatments are needed. High-dose… February 18, 2020
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