Study suggests possible new treatment for severe 2009 H1N1 infection
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 05:50
in Health & Medicine
using plasma from patients who have recovered from an infection to treat those with the same infectionhas been used to treat multiple diseases. However, the efficacy of this treatment in patients with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza is unknown. A study published in the February 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that convalescent plasma may reduce the death rate in patients severely ill with this type of influenza.