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. 2020 Aug;81(2):318-356.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.044. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Effect of regular intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on prognosis of severe pneumonia in patients with COVID-19

Yun Xie  1 , Song Cao  2 , Hui Dong  2 , Qingyun Li  3 , Erzhen Chen  4 , Wenkai Zhang  2 , Luyu Yang  2 , Shouzhi Fu  2 , Ruilan Wang  5
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Effect of regular intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on prognosis of severe pneumonia in patients with COVID-19

Yun Xie et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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A. Dose of IVIG B. Time of IVIG C. Hospital length of stay D. ICU length of stay.
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Survival of 28 days and 14 days.
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