title: [Reducing viral load in life-threatening viral diseases using snowdrops].
abstract: In the case of life-threatening viral diseases, viral load is associated with mortality. A new and innovative therapeutic approach is the reduction of viral load by extracorporeal elimination without simultaneously weakening the immune system by removing specific antibodies. Basis of this therapy is a modified plasma filter coated with a lectin derived from the snowdrop.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geiger
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D027801:Galanthus / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry*; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load / Q000187:drug effects*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D037102:Lectins