Epstein-Barr virus associated graft failure following heart/lung transplantation

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1160-1162

  Egan, Jim J ^a   Stewart, James P ^c   Hasleton, Philip S ^a   Yonan, N ^a   Bishop, Paul ^a   Arrand, John R ^b   Rahman, Ali N ^a   Carroll, Kevin B ^a   Woodcock, Ashley A ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliteans organising pneumonia; Epstein Barr virus; Lung transplant; Obliteractive bronchilitis; Pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029807214     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.11.1160     Document Type: Article

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