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Convalescent Plasma Therapy in First Four Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in Kerala, India

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Nisar Karekadavath1, Shinas Babu Pullichola2, E. Muhammed Afsal3, Anitha S.P. Prabhu1, Mansoor C. Abdulla4, Shahul H. Ebrahim5, *, ORCID
1Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India
2Department of General Medicine, Government General Hospital, Manjeri, Kerala, India
3Department of Otorhynolaryngology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India
4Department of General Medicine, MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India
5University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technology, Bamako, Mali
*Corresponding author. Email: ebrahimsh2@gmail.com
Corresponding Author
Shahul H. Ebrahim
Received 15 August 2020, Accepted 28 August 2020, Available Online 10 September 2020.
DOI
10.2991/dsahmj.k.200908.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
COVID-19; plasma therapy; Kerala; India
Abstract

We describe the first four coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Kerala—the Indian state that reported the first COVID-19 case on January 30, 2020—who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome despite lopinavir/ritonavir and methyl prednisolone treatment. All four patients received convalescent plasma therapy. All four patients showed clinical improvement in 24–48 h and were discharged from hospital after negative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test results.

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Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
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87 - 91
Publication Date
2020/09/10
ISSN (Online)
2590-3349
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