Print Mayo Clinic's approachCollaborationMayo Clinic joined with medical centers across the U.S. to collect plasma from people who had recovered from COVID-19. Mayo Clinic coordinated this government-sponsored program. Team approachMayo doctors from many areas work together to study potential treatments for COVID-19. Team member specialties include: Infectious diseases. Laboratory medicine and pathology. Blood collection and testing (transfusion medicine). Pharmacy. Virus studies (virology). Cardiovascular diseases. Primary Care. Department of Nursing. Department of Pharmacy. Infusion Therapy Centers. ResearchMayo Clinic researchers are studying the virus that causes COVID-19 and how it affects the immune system. They're studying drugs and treatments for COVID-19 as well as working on diagnostic and antibody tests. Researchers are active in clinical trials for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. By Mayo Clinic Staff Doctors & Departments July 21, 2023 Print Show references Investigational COVID-19 convalescent plasma. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/investigational-covid-19-convalescent-plasma. Accessed May 2, 2023. Hoffman R, et al. Principles of plasma and plasma derivatives. In: Hematology. 8th edition. Elsevier. 2023. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed May 2, 2023. Marano G, et al. Convalescent plasma: New evidence for an old therapeutic tool? Blood Transfusion. 2016; doi:10.2450/2015.0131-15. Emergency use authorization. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization. Accessed May 2, 2023. AskMayoExpert. Convalescent Plasma. Mayo Clinic; 2023. COVID-19 convalescent plasma. National Institutes of Health. https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antivirals-including-antibody-products/covid-19-convalescent-plasma/. Accessed May 2. 2023. Rajendran K, et al. Convalescent plasma transfusion for the treatment of COVID-19: Systematic review. Journal of Medical Virology. 2020; doi:10.1002/jmv.25961. Senefeld JW, et al. COVID-19 Convalescent plasma for the treatment of immunocompromised patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Association: Network Open. 2023; doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50647. COVID-19 treatments and medications. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/treatments-for-severe-illness.html. Accessed May 2, 2023. Kim AR. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Management in hospitalized adults. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 2, 2023. Infectious disease, HLA and ABO donor qualification testing. American Red Cross. https://www.redcrossblood.org/biomedical-services/blood-diagnostic-testing/blood-testing.html. Accessed May 3, 2023. Tulledge-Scheitel, S (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. May 5, 2023. Related Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Products & Services A Book: Endemic - A Post-Pandemic Playbook Convalescent plasma therapyAboutDoctors&DepartmentsCare atMayoClinic PRC-20486437 Patient Care & Health Information Tests & Procedures Convalescent plasma therapy