Improved outcome of polyoma virus allograft nephropathy with early biopsy

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 758-759

  Drachenberg, C B ^a   Papadimitriou, J C ^a   Wali, R ^c   Nogueira, J ^a   Mendley, S ^a   Hirsch, H H ^b   Cangro, C B ^a   Klassen, D K ^a   Weir, M R ^a   Bartlett, S T ^a   Ramos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c NBW 71 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; POLYOMA VIRUS; POLYOMA VIRUS ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

BIOPSY; CREATININE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144356215     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.03.040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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