Challenge of Tuberculosis in Renal Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 756-758

  Malhotra, K K ^a  

^a Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34147121374     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.01.062     Document Type: Article

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