Fulminant adenovirus hepatitis following unrelated bone marrow transplantation: Failure of intravenous ribavirin therapy

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1209-1211

  Chakrabarti, S ^a   Collingham, K E ^a   Fegan, C D ^a   Milligan, D W ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Bone marrow transplantation; Liver failure; Ribavirin

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADENOVIRUS 2; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0033009476     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701788     Document Type: Article

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