Polyoma virus BK and renal dysfunction in a transplanted population

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 713-715

  Splendiani, G ^a   Cipriani, S ^a,c   Condo S ^a   Paba, P ^b   Ciotti, M ^b   Favalli, C ^b   Vega, A ^a   Dominijanni, S ^a   Casciani, C U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITROGEN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; BK VIRUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2042441796     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.03.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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