Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy: A new opportunistic complication following kidney transplantation;Polyomavirus-assoziierte nephropathie: Eine neue opportunistische komplikation nach nierentransplantation

Internist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 653-655

  Hirsch, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; VIRUS DNA;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLYOMA VIRUS; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0038235203     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-003-0916-6     Document Type: Letter

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