Subclinical rejection in the initial postoperative period in small intestinal transplantation: A negative influence on graft survival

Transplantation

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 689-696

  Takahashi, Hidenori ^a   Kato, Tomoaki ^a   Selvaggi, Gennaro ^a   Nishida, Seigo ^a   Gaynor, Jeffrey J ^a   Delacruz, Victor ^a   Moon, Jang I ^a   Levi, David M ^a   Tzakis, Andreas G ^a   Ruiz, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft survival; Infection; Small intestinal transplantation; Subclinical rejection

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; DACLIZUMAB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTESTINE GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34748920681     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000280541.83994.93     Document Type: Article

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