KSHV/HHV-8 infection of tubular epithelial cells in transplantation kidney [4]

Transplantation

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 851-852

  Barozzi, Patrizia ^a   Bosco, Raffaella ^a   Vallerini, Daniela ^a   Potenza, Leonardo ^a   Torelli, Giuseppe ^a   Luppi, Mario ^a,e   Facchetti, Fabio ^b   Guaraldi, Giovanni ^c   Schulz, Thomas F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Infectious Diseases Clinic   (Italy)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BIOPSY; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 33749146981     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000235179.33400.9c     Document Type: Letter

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