Tuberculosis in heart transplant recipients

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 365-369

  Körner, Michael M ^a   Hirata, Nobuaki ^a   Tenderich, Gero ^a   Minami, Kazutomo ^a   Mannebach, Hermann ^a   Kleesiek, Knut ^a   Körfer, Reiner ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

heart transplantation; immunosuppression; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031017738     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.2.365     Document Type: Article

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