Clearance of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in an Immunocompromised Patient Mediated by Convalescent Plasma without B-Cell Recovery

Clearance of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in an Immunocompromised Patient Mediated by Convalescent Plasma without B-Cell Recovery

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This case report presents a patient who had difficulty eradicating the corona virus due to being treated with Rituximab, which depletes B lymphocyte cells and therefore...

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Main Authors: Maamoun Basheer, Elias Saad, Orly Laskar, Ofir Schuster, Hagai Rechnitzer, Simona Zisman-Rozen, David Azoulay, Nimer Assy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
immunocompromised
SARS-COV-2
pneumonia
T lymphocytes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/16/8902

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