Chronic viral hepatitis enhances the risk of infection but not acute rejection in renal transplant recipients

Transplantation

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1765-1769

  Rao, K Venkateswara ^a   Ma, Jennie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030470766     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199612270-00013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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