Loss of antibodies to measles and varicella following solid organ transplantation in children

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-314

  Warmington, Lise ^a   Lee, Bonita E ^a   Robinson, Joan L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunity; Immunization; Measles; Seroreversion; Transplantation; Varicella

Indexed keywords

HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEASLES ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEASLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY;

EID: 20344382069     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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