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ArticleTransfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis2020

Convalescent plasma as a treatment modality for coronavirus disease 2019 in Sudan.

Mozan Osman Hassan, Asma Ahmed Osman, Hana Elsir Abd Elbasit, Hanan Elsamani Hassan, Hala Rufai, Maria M M Satti, Musab Elnegoumi, Roaa Idris, Ashraf Musa, Abdelhakam H Ali and 5 more

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Article in Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 authors.

Mozan Osman HassanFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Omdurman Ahlia University, Sudan. Electronic address: oh.mozan@gmail.com.
Asma Ahmed OsmanFaculty of Medicine and Health Science, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan.
Hana Elsir Abd ElbasitNational Blood Transfusion Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
Hanan Elsamani HassanNational Blood Transfusion Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
Hala RufaiNational Blood Transfusion Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
Maria M M SattiNational Blood Transfusion Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
Musab ElnegoumiDiseases Control Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
Roaa IdrisUniversity of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
Ashraf MusaAbeer Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Abdelhakam H AliFaculty of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Al Butana, Sudan.
Susan Ali ZroogFaculty of Applied Medical Science, University of Al Butana, Sudan.
Abduelbagi D A AltaybIntensive Care Unit, King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Amna KhairyDiseases Control Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
Mushal AllamNational Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa.
Asaad Tageldein Idris AbdelhalimClinical Immunology Council, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Sudan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease spreading rapidly in Sudan, the rest of the African continent and the world with no known definitive treatment or vaccines. However, among many treatment interventions being tested globally, beneficial effects and clinical improvements have been reported when convalescent plasma is used for treating COVID-19 patients. We prepared a guiding protocol for treating early to moderate COVID-19 patients with plasma transfusion from convalescent COVID-19 patients. This protocol was deduced based on previously published reports and studies that evaluated and tested convalescent plasma as a prospective therapy for COVID-19 patients. The protocol covers instructions on patient and donor selection criteria, plasma harvesting, plasma product specifications, dosage and precautions for convalescent plasma collection and transfusion process. Altogether, we prepared a treatment protocol that is tailored to the context of Sudan to be adopted by Sudan's health authority. Moreover, it will also provide reference for researchers to design open label clinical trials for convalescent plasma transfusion.

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Blood Component TransfusionCOVID-19COVID-19 SerotherapyFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveMaleSARS-CoV-2SudanConvalescent plasmaCOVID-19ProtocolSARS-CoV-2Treatment

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PMID32900597
PMCPMC7450236

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