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May early intervention with intravenous immunoglobulin pose a potentially successful treatment for Ebola virus infection?

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Ge, Y., Li, T. May early intervention with intravenous immunoglobulin pose a potentially successful treatment for Ebola virus infection?. Sci. China Life Sci. 58, 108–110 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-014-4794-z

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Keywords

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • Capillary Leak Syndrome
  • Central Nervous System Complication
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
  • Convalescent Plasma