Parasitic Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 460-462

  Valar, C ^a   Keitel, E ^a,b   Dal Pra R L ^a   Gnatta, D ^a   Santos, A F ^a   Bianco, P D ^a   Sukiennik, T C T ^c   Pegas, K L ^d   Bittar, A E ^a   Oliveira, K T ^a   Garcia, V D ^a  

^a Renal and Pancreas Transplant Unit   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Infectious Diseases Control Unit   (Brazil)

^d Pathology Laboratory   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALBENDAZOLE PLUS THIABENDAZOLE; BENZNIDAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; IVERMECTIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRIMETHAMINE SULFADIAZINE; TIABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; SUPERINFECTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 33947270316     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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