Successful treatment of chronic Parvovirus B19 infection by high-dose immunoglobin

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-312

  Mareschal Desandes, R ^b   Andre, J L ^a   Lesesve, J F ^b   Krier, M J ^b   Borgidoni, P ^b   Humbert, J C ^b  

^a HÔPITAL D ENFANTS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; ERYTHROCYTE APLASIA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PARVOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

EID: 0242515923     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp59311     Document Type: Letter

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