BK virus in the transplant patient

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Ferreira Gonzalez, Andrea ^a   Sidiqui, Rina ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DANBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POLYOMA VIRUS ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY; RISK; URINARY TRACT; URINE CYTOLOGY; VIREMIA; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 34547492293     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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