Polyomavirus Allograft Nephropathy and Concurrent Acute Rejection: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge [1]

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 838-839

  Nickeleit, Volker ^a   Mihatsch, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY INFECTION; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYOMA VIRUS; POLYOMA VIRUS ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 2442476577     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00425.x     Document Type: Letter

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