PMID- 6464130
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19840914
LR  - 20190511
IS  - 0035-9203 (Print)
IS  - 0035-9203 (Linking)
VI  - 78
IP  - 3
DP  - 1984
TI  - The use of Lassa fever convalescent plasma in Nigeria.
PG  - 319-24
AB  - Lassa fever convalescent plasma (LFCP) has been administered to 27 patients in 
      hospitals at Jos and Vom, Nigeria. Among serologically or virologically confirmed 
      cases of Lassa fever (LF) given plasma on or before the 10th day, all eight 
      survived, as did two of three possible LF cases. Of eight patients given LFCP 
      after the 10th day, five died, as did all three possible LF cases. LFCP was also 
      administered to five patients subsequently shown not to have LF, and to a 
      suspected case contact; all survived without complications of therapy. There were 
      15 cases of LF during this time who did not receive plasma; 11 survived. Most 
      cases of LF who received plasma and survived showed a rapid response to therapy, 
      in contrast with the gradual recovery in those who did not receive LFCP.
FAU - Frame, J D
AU  - Frame JD
FAU - Verbrugge, G P
AU  - Verbrugge GP
FAU - Gill, R G
AU  - Gill RG
FAU - Pinneo, L
AU  - Pinneo L
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - England
TA  - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
JT  - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JID - 7506129
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Immunization, Passive
MH  - Lassa Fever/*therapy
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Personnel, Hospital
EDAT- 1984/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1984/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1984/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1984/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1984/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1984/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1016/0035-9203(84)90107-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1984;78(3):319-24. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(84)90107-x.