Tissue HHV6 and 7 determination in pediatric solid organ recipients - A pilot study

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 458-463

  Gupta, M ^a   Diaz Mitoma, F ^a   Feber, J ^a   Shaw, L ^a   Forget, C ^a   Filler, Guido ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

HHV6; HHV7 EBV; Human herpes virus; Pediatric; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Solid organ transplant

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORGAN DONOR; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECIPIENT; RESTRICTION MAPPING; ROSEOLA LIKE FEBRILE ILLNESS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 7, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0344845189     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-3046.2003.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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