Polyomavirus BK Nephropathy: The Effect of an Early Diagnosis on Renal Function or Graft Loss

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2409-2411

  Burgos, D ^a   Lopez V ^a   Cabello, M ^a   Sola, E ^a   Gutierrez C ^a   Garcia I ^a   Siles, J ^b   Florez, P ^a   Molina, M González ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Genetaq   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CYCLOSPORIN A; DACLIZUMAB; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS BK NEPHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; URINALYSIS; VIRUS INCLUSION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BK VIRUS; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750628109     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.027     Document Type: Article

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