Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy: Updates on a persisting challenge

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 59-61

  Ramos, E ^a   Hirsch, H H ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BK VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 33744824920     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2006.00164.x     Document Type: Editorial

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