Prediction and diagnosis of cytomegalovirus disease in renal transplant recipients using qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reactions

Transplantation

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 985-991

  Tong, C Y William ^a   Cuevas, Luis E ^b   Williams, Helen ^a   Bakran, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0034654408     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200003150-00054     Document Type: Article

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