Who has made a disease by forming antibodies against pathogens and in the future is immune. The defence forces of other now to help seriously ill Covid-19-patients in Germany.
Several clinics in Germany are currently looking for convalescent of Corona patients, the blood plasma for the treatment of seriously ill donations.
“The alleviates and shortens the course of the disease,” said the head of transfusion medicine at the University hospital of Erlangen, Holger Hackstein. The experience of China showed.
Study on blood plasma therapy
The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut in the Hessian Langen pointed out, however, that further clinical studies on the efficacy of the blood plasma therapy are essential.
In China, researchers have investigated the effect of the recent ten Covid-19-Sick. The results have been published in the Online edition of the journal ‘Proceedings’ of the U.S. Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Thereafter, the condition of the patients improved within three days after the Transfusion. The results showed that the blood plasma therapy, a great treatment potential for Covid-19-‘m going to have patients and was well tolerated, the authors wrote.
Therapy approach against Covid-19 power of hope
The President of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Klaus Cichutek, evaluated the results as encouraging. These were but there is no evidence for the effectiveness of. “The number of patients is relatively small,” said Cichutek.
It was a unique gift and a very short observation period. He is in favour of further studies. “We are glad that Attempts are made, this therapy should be introduced.”
In Germany, now started to his information, after clinical trials, the results of which could be ready in a few months.
The Erlangen University hospital is to get its own information, according to one of the first facilities in Germany, the permission, the therapeutic Plasma. “This is quite a time-consuming process,” said hack stone.
In one to two weeks, the first patients could be treated in Gain. Before this, the blood plasma intravenously, are extensive Tests in the laboratory is necessary.
With a donation of 600 to 800 milliliters of Plasma, the physician can treat one to two patients. The therapy should therefore be used only in the case of the critically ill.
The idea of viral diseases with antibodies from the blood plasma to fight, is not new. “This is a long-known method,” said hack stone. Even at Sars of 1, Mers and Ebola, this was to get used.
“It is a glimmer of hope,” explained hack stone with views of the novel Virus, Sars-CoV-2.
“Whether it is a breakthrough, we will see only when the controlled studies are available.”
Source
- Duan, K. et al. (2020): Effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients, archived from the original on 08.04.2020: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/04/02/2004168117
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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