Cytomegalovirus causing acute colonic pseudo-obstruction in a renal transplant recipient

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 849, 1996, Pages 429-430

  Shrestha, B M ^a   Darby, C ^a   Fergusson, C ^a   Lord, R ^a   Salaman, J R ^a   Moore, R H ^a  

^a Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute colonic pseudo obstruction; Cytomegalovirus; Ganciclovir

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLON OBSTRUCTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RECIPIENT;

EID: 0030006377     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.849.429     Document Type: Article

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