PLASMA THERAPY

May 18, 2021

The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19, according to a advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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  • Though a trial by the ICMR on 400 patients last year — called the PLACID trial — had found no significant benefit from the use of plasma, it continued to find a place in the recommended guidelines.

  • Some experts have said the use of such plasma may have even played a role in facilitating new worrisome mutations to the virus.

Source : The Hindu

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