Granulomatous interstitial nephritis of the allograft kidney associated with rhodococcal pulmonary infection

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 486-490

  Tse, Kai Chung ^a   Chan, Tak Mao ^a   Wong, Samson Sai Yin ^a   Chan, Kwok Wah ^a   Lam, Man Fai ^a   Chan, Kingsley Hau Ngai ^a   Li, Fu Keung ^a   Choy, Bo Ying ^a   Lai, Kar Neng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Granulomatous interstitial nephritis; Lung abscess; Renal transplantation; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG INFECTION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 1042292022     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg511     Document Type: Article

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