Effects of azithromycin on cyclosporine-induced gingival hyperplasia in renal transplant patients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2699-2702

  Tokgoz B ^a,c   Sari, H I ^a   Yildiz, O ^a   Aslan, S ^b   Sipahioglu M ^a   Okten, T ^a   Oymak, O ^a   Utas C ^a  

^a Department of Nephrology ^*

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BIOPSY; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 11144325713     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.059     Document Type: Article

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