Polyomavirus nephropathy in renal transplantation: A clinico-pathological study

Transplant International

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 671-675

  Jeong, Hyeon Joo ^a   Hong, Soon Won ^a   Sung, Sun Hee ^b   Yim, Hyunee ^c   Kim, Soon Il ^a   Kim, Yu Seun ^a   Park, Kiil ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammatory cells; Interstitial fibrosis; Polyomavirus; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYOMA VIRUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRITIS; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0141706649     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00147-003-0603-5     Document Type: Article

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