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Convalescent plasma therapy can be used in moderate COVID-19 cases: IMA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday lent its support to plasma therapy in moderate cases of COVID-19 infection and said such patients may need less oxygen with the use of plasma.
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Top medical experts welcome move to remove plasma therapy from COVID-19 tr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Several top medical experts have welcomed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s updated advisory released on Monday dropping the use of convalescent plasma from recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19.
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Plasma therapy dropped from ICMR COVID-19 treatment protocols
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19, according to the latest guidelines released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday.
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COVID-19: Indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy not advisable,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): The Country's top medical research body--India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) should be avoided as it does not reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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Plasma therapy may be removed from national Covid-19 treatment guidelines:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Convalescent Plasma Therapy may be removed from the national guideline for the treatment of novel coronavirus after an India Council of Medical Research study revealed that it did not help in reducing mortality or slow the progression of Covid-19, the ICM
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COVID-19: 'Antisera' an efficient alternative to convalescent plasma, says
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): In a breakthrough, the country's top medical research body - the India Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has developed highly purified antisera (raised in animals), which may be an efficient alternative to convalescent plasma for prophylaxis and treatmen
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Convalescent plasma therapy cannot be given to everyone, may be useful in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that convalescent plasma therapy (CP) may be useful in early stages in a COVID-19 patient who is having a moderate disease and it should have sufficient antibod
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Convalescent Plasma therapy didn't help in reducing COVID-19 deaths: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Convalescent Plasma (CP) therapy didn't help in reducing death due to the coronavirus, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed in a study.
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Trump announces emergency authorization of convalescent plasma to treat C
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 24 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the use of convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Initial findings on plasma therapy trial did not show promising evidence:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The trial conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for convalescent plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients did not show much clinical benefit in reducing fatality risk caused due to the virus.
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J-K: Srinagar hospital begins 'plasma therapy' for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 10 (ANI): Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura has conducted the first-ever Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) for COVID-19 patients to treat the novel coronavirus.
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Maharashtra CM inaugurates 'Project PLATINA', world's largest convalescent
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday inaugurated 'Project PLATINA', world's largest convalescent plasma therapy trial cum treatment of severe COVID-19 patients.
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