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Convalescent plasma a potential therapy in Covid-19 patients in low resource setting
Joint Authors
Abd al-Munim, Abd al-Rahman H.
Mustafa, Mujahid I.
Adlan, Raghdah Hatim Abd al-Halim
Abd al-Qadir, Nuun al-Tayyib Ahmad
Fadl, Hibah Awad al-Karim Uthman
al-Hasan, Nasibah Kamal
al-Baqir, Sahar G.
Source
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 15, Issue 2 (s) (30 Jun. 2020), pp.20-31, 12 p.
Publisher
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
At the time of writing, neither a cure nor a vaccine has been approved by the World health organization (WHO) for this disease.
Given the fact that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) viruses have a genetic sequencing similar to SARS-CoV-2, and since the use of convalescent plasma therapy (CP) has proved its efficacy in SARS and MERS virus infections, researchers are starting to focus more on it as a possible therapy for the COVID-19 disease.
The main objective of this rapid review is to report and summarize the published evidence on the role of convalescent plasma therapy in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: The PICO method was used to establish the review question.
Moreover, papers were gathered from PubMed and Google scholar, critically appraised for the best evidence.
Piersons 5-component scheme was used to check the quality of the review papers.
Results: After website screening: 10 papers in PubMed and 6 papers from Google scholars were retrieved.
There were encouraging reports regarding the uses of CP in the previous viral outbreaks likes SARS and Ebola, yet there is still a doubt on the efficacy of this mode of therapy in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusion: CP is a very promising treatment approach for COVID-19 patients; however, more clinical trials are required to validate the effectiveness of this therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Munim, Abd al-Rahman H.& Mustafa, Mujahid I.& Adlan, Raghdah Hatim Abd al-Halim& Abd al-Qadir, Nuun al-Tayyib Ahmad& Fadl, Hibah Awad al-Karim Uthman& al-Baqir, Sahar G.…[et al.]. 2020. Convalescent plasma a potential therapy in Covid-19 patients in low resource setting. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 15, no. 2 (s), pp.20-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439505
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Munim, Abd al-Rahman H.…[et al.]. Convalescent plasma a potential therapy in Covid-19 patients in low resource setting. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 15, no. 2 (Special issue) (2020), pp.20-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439505
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Munim, Abd al-Rahman H.& Mustafa, Mujahid I.& Adlan, Raghdah Hatim Abd al-Halim& Abd al-Qadir, Nuun al-Tayyib Ahmad& Fadl, Hibah Awad al-Karim Uthman& al-Baqir, Sahar G.…[et al.]. Convalescent plasma a potential therapy in Covid-19 patients in low resource setting. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020. Vol. 15, no. 2 (s), pp.20-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439505
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-1439505