Specific autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes for chronic varicella in a liver transplanted child

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-243

  Melzi, Maria Luisa ^a   Sonzogni, Aurelio ^a   Comoli, Patrizia ^b   Stroppa, Paola ^a   Riva, Silvia ^a   Altobelli, Monica ^a   Casati, Annalia ^a   Torre, Giuliano ^a   Alberti, Daniele ^a   Guizzetti, Michela ^a   Furione, Milena ^b   Spada, Marco ^a,c   Colledan, Michele ^a   Gridelli, Bruno ^a,c  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Liver transplantation; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TSUKUBAENOLIDE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRICS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REOPERATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33645105559     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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