The prevailing strategy for treating an influenza pandemic focuses on antiviral medication and supportive care and culminates in the rapid development of an ...

fusions of convalescent whole blood, plasma, or serum from individuals who recover from avian influenza during a pandemic might be useful for treating.

Sep 8, 2006 · ... use of blood products to treat patients in the Spanish influenza ... who received transfusion with influenza-convalescent human blood ...

Oct 17, 2006 · Transfusion was not withheld in any study for the purpose of evaluating mortality among late-treated patients. Rather, late treatment was the ...

transfusion of influenza-convalescent human blood products re- ... convalescent blood products to treat Spanish influenza pneumonia in a hospital setting,.

Aug 29, 2006 · Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved ...

Absolute 21% Less Mortality in Patients Treated with Convalescent Blood in the 1918 Flu Pandemic*. *Luke, T. C. et. al. Ann Intern. Med 2006;145:599-609 ...

Apr 1, 2020 · Doctors first tried injecting patients with blood plasma as a treatment against disease in the early 1900s.

Mar 23, 2020 · Possible COVID-19 treatment: transfusion of antibodies from ... tried treating their patients with blood serum from recovered flu patients.

Aug 30, 2006 · The article "Convalescent Blood Products for Spanish Influenza Pneumonia: A Future H5N1 Treatment?" will be published in the Oct. 17, 2006, ...