Association between mannose-binding lectin deficiency and cytomegalovirus infection after kidney transplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-362

  Manuel, Oriol ^a   Pascual, Manuel ^a   Trendelenburg, Marten ^b   Meylan, Pascal R ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus disease; Kidney transplantation; Mannose binding lectin deficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INNATE IMMUNITY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN DEFICIENCY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847001211     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000251721.90688.c2     Document Type: Article

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