Urine Cytology as a Useful Screening Method for Polyoma Virus Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Patients: A Single-Center Experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2923-2925

  Geramizadeh, B ^a   Roozbeh, J ^a   Malek Hosseini, S A ^a   Azarpira, N ^a   Ayatollahi, M ^a   Salahi, H ^a   Aghdaee, M ^a   Yaghoobi, R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYOMA VIRUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINE CYTOLOGY; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINE;

EID: 33750949354     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.177     Document Type: Article

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