Peloisis hepatis due to Bartonella henselae in transplantation: A hemato-hepato-renal syndrome

Transplantation

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1000-1003

  Ahsan, Nasimul ^a   Holman, Michael J ^a   Riley, Thomas R ^a   Abendroth, Catherine S ^a   Langhoff, Erik G ^a   Yang, Harold C ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANIMALS; AZATHIOPRINE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CATS; CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PELIOSIS HEPATIS;

EID: 0032522515     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199804150-00024     Document Type: Article

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