Treatment of severe H1N1 2009 infection with convalescent plasma reduced respiratory tract viral load, serum cytokine response, and mortality.

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OHB donor blood infectivity was shown in our animal and human studies. However, the risk of HBV transmission in humans was low, especially from blood products obtained from donors with OHB who were anti-HBs positive.

The observed greater than twofold enhanced WP NAT yield with the Ultrio Plus assay can be explained by greater than 10-fold increased analytical sensitivity in detecting the HBV Genotype B and C strains in Hong Kong. Direct comparison studies of the two assay versions on dilutions of HBV NAT-yield samples are required to confirm this hypothesis.

whole-blood-derived PCs and apheresis PCs are stored up to 5 days.