Polyomavirus nephropathy in renal allograft: Prevalence and correlation of histology with graft failure

Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 615-619

  Wen, Mei Chin ^a,b   Lian, Jong Da ^c,d   Chang, Horng Rang ^c,d   Shu, Kuo Hsiung ^a,d   Wu, Ming Ju ^a,d   Chen, Cheng Hsu ^a   Jan, Yee Jee ^a,b   Wang, John ^a,d   Chang, Deching ^e  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allograft; Histology pattern; Polyomavirus; Polyomavirus nephropathy; Rejection; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRITIS; POLYOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 35848957027     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2007.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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