Varicella Infection After Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-402

  Carby, Martin ^a   Jones, Andrew ^a   Burke, Margaret ^a   Hall, Anne ^a   Banner, Nicholas ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; GANCICLOVIR; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947628230     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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