Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma Therapy compared to Fresh Frozen Plasma in Severely ill COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Dr Meenu Bajpai, Dr Suresh Kumar, Dr Ashish Maheshwari, Dr Karan Chhabra, Pratibha Kale, Dr Amita Gupta, Dr Ashad Narayanan, Dr Ekta Gupta, Dr Nirupama Trehanpati, Dr Chhagan Bihari, Dr Reshu Agarwal, Kamini Gupta, Upendra Kumar Gupta, Dr Ankit Bhardwaj, Dr Guresh Kumar, M.Sc Mojahidul Islam, Ravinder Singh, M.Sc Pushpa Yadav, Dr Rakhi Maiwall, Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin
doi:10.1101/2020.10.25.20219337
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Conflict of Interest: None declared. Acknowledgements: We thank Mr Pankaj Jain for his technical support in the trial.
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