Infectious complications of old nonfunctioning arteriovenous grafts in renal transplant recipients: A case series

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 832-836

  Nassar, George M ^a,b,c   Ayus, Juan Carlos ^a,b,c  

^a Renal Research Inc   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous graft (AVG); Infection; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SCREENING;

EID: 0036789234     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.35696     Document Type: Article

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