Opportunistic Posterior Uveal Infections in Renal Transplant Patients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1348-1353

  Akova, Y A ^a   Altan Yaycioglu, R ^a   Yilmaz, G ^a   Azap, O K ^a   Haberal, M ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FLUORESCEIN; GANCICLOVIR; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHORIORETINITIS; CHOROID DISEASE; CHOROIDAL TUBERCULOID GRANULOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; EYE BIOPSY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NOCARDIOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA TEAR; RETINITIS; SAMPLE SIZE; UVEA DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 33745219134     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.02.132     Document Type: Article

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