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Severe Covid-19 infected patient better after treatment with plasma

Severe Covid-19 infected patient better after treatment with plasma
St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim.Photo: Gorm Kallestad / SCANPIX

A man in his 70s who became seriously ill with Covid-19 experienced improvement after treatment with blood plasma, writes the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association.

This is the first description in Norway of a patient who received treatment with so-called reconvalescence plasma at Haugesund hospital, writes the Journal.

This method involves treating a sick patient with blood plasma from blood donors who have already undergone disease and who have produced antibodies to the disease.

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TOPICS: Coronavirus in NorwayCOVID-19Plasma

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