The Infectious Disease Society of America is now recommending AGAINST the use of #covid convalescent plasma for almost all patients: https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/#UpdateHistory

That's a stronger recommendation than in the February guidelines. The #IDSA is now advising almost everyone not to use convalescent plasma, including all hospitalized patients.

I'm disappointed, but if a something is unlikely to help and might be harmful, I want to know that.

#convalescentPlasma

Some 😞 data about the use of COVID #ConvalescentPlasma - you were more likely to receive it you’re white, male, have private health insurance, but were also sicker. Which actually takes you past the window in which it’s helpful - like #Paxlovid, it’s better if it’s given early during #COVID, before they really start to go downhill. 15/

#TWiVTLDR

"In this systematic review and meta-analysis including 3 randomized clinical trials, 5 matched cohort studies, 13 uncontrolled large case series, and 125 case report series, transfusion of convalescent plasma was associated with a mortality benefit in patients who are immunocompromised and have #COVID-19"

Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800275

Interview about #ConvalescentPlasma :
https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-987/

"In this systematic review and meta-analysis including 3 randomized clinical trials, 5 matched cohort studies, 13 uncontrolled large case series, and 125 case report series, transfusion of convalescent plasma was associated with a mortality benefit in patients who are immunocompromised and have #COVID-19"

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800275

Interview about #ConvalescentPlasma
https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-987/

"In this systematic review and meta-analysis including 3 randomized clinical trials, 5 matched cohort studies, 13 uncontrolled large case series, and 125 case report series, transfusion of convalescent plasma was associated with a mortality benefit in patients who are immunocompromised and have #COVID-19"

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800275

Interview about #ConvalescentPlasma
https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-987/

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⭐️Stellar review of 200+ articles on #LongCovid
🗣️What did the press get wrong about the BMJ article?
💉Bivalent booster works great for those who got it

and much more!

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A good summary what we know and don't know about this treatment.

"Here’s what the studies have told us so far about using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients and what we still need to learn."

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-patient-convalescent-plasma-treatment

#COVID19 #Treatments #ConvalescentPlasma