Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Neutralizing Antibodies in Egyptian Convalescent Plasma Donors

Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Neutralizing Antibodies in Egyptian Convalescent Plasma Donors

Using convalescent plasma as immunotherapy is an old method for treatment of infectious diseases. Several countries have recently allowed the use of such therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 patients especially those who are critically ill. A similar program is currently being tested in Egypt. Here...

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Main Authors: Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Ahmed Kandeil, Ahmed Mostafa, Wael H. Roshdy, Ahmed E. Kayed, Mahmoud Shehata, Omnia Kutkat, Yassmin Moatasim, Ahmed El Taweel, Sara H. Mahmoud, Mina Nabil Kamel, Noura M. Abo Shama, Mohamed El Sayes, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Osama H. Bakheet, Mohamed A. Elgohary, Mohamed Elbadry, Naguib N. Nassif, Salwa H. Ahmed, Ibrahim Y. Abdel Messih, Ghazi Kayali, Mohamed A. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Egypt
plasma donors
neutralizing antibodies
microneutralization assay
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.596851/full

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