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Immunoglobulins in the treatment of COVID-19 infection: Proceed with caution!

Authors :
Nguyen AA
Habiballah SB
Platt CD
Geha RS
Chou JS
McDonald DR
Source :
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) [Clin Immunol] 2020 Jul; Vol. 216, pp. 108459. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 11.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest infectious challenges in recent history. Presently, few treatment options exist and the availability of effective vaccines is at least one year away. There is an urgent need to find currently available, effective therapies in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 infection. In this review, we compare and contrast the use of intravenous immunoglobulin and hyperimmune globulin in the treatment of COVID-19 infection.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Inc.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1521-7035
Volume :
216
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32418917
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2020.108459