Convalescent plasma treatment reduced mortality in patients with severe pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection

BACKGROUND: Experience from treating patients with Spanish influenza and influenza A(H5N1) suggested that convalescent plasma therapy might be beneficial. However, its efficacy in patients with severe pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus (H1N1 2009) infection remained unknown.

METHODS: During the period from 1 September 2009 through 30 June 2010, we conducted a prospective cohort study by recruiting patients aged ≥ 18 years with severe H1N1 2009 infection requiring intensive care. Patients were offered treatment with convalescent plasma with a neutralizing antibody titer of ≥ 1:160, harvested by apheresis from patients recovering from H1N1 2009 infection. Clinical outcome was compared with that of patients who declined plasma treatment as the untreated controls.

RESULTS: Ninety-three patients with severe H1N1 2009 infection requiring intensive care were recruited. Twenty patients (21.5%) received plasma treatment. The treatment and control groups were matched by age, sex, and disease severity scores. Mortality in the treatment group was significantly lower than in the nontreatment group (20.0% vs 54.8%; P =  .01). Multivariate analysis showed that plasma treatment reduced mortality (odds ratio [OR], .20; 95% confidence interval [CI], .06-.69; P =  .011), whereas complication of acute renal failure was independently associated with death (OR, 3.79; 95% CI, 1.15-12.4; P =  .028). Subgroup analysis of 44 patients with serial respiratory tract viral load and cytokine level demonstrated that plasma treatment was associated with significantly lower day 3, 5, and 7 viral load, compared with the control group (P <  .05). The corresponding temporal levels of interleukin 6, interleukin 10, and tumor necrosis factor α (P <  .05) were also lower in the treatment group.

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

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 52(2011), 4 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 447-56

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hung, Ivan Fn [VerfasserIn]
To, Kelvin Kw [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Cheuk-Kwong [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kar-Lung [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Kenny [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Wing-Wah [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Raymond [VerfasserIn]
Watt, Chi-Leung [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Wai-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Kang-Yiu [VerfasserIn]
Koo, Chi-Kwan [VerfasserIn]
Buckley, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Fu-Loi [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Kwan-Keung [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Hok-Sum [VerfasserIn]
Ching, Chi-Keung [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Bone Sf [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Candy Cy [VerfasserIn]
Li, Iris Ws [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shao-Haei [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Kwok-Hung [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Che-Kit [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Kwok-Yung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Clinical Trial
Cytokines
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.04.2011

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciq106

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM205182291