BK virus-associated transplant nephropathy: Need for increased awareness in children

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 421-425

  Vats, Abhay ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AWARENESS; BK VIRUS; BK VIRUS ASSOCIATED TRANSPLANT NEPHROPATHY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT INFECTION; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECIPIENT;

AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; BK VIRUS; CHILD; CREATININE; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 4644299552     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2004.00210.x     Document Type: Editorial

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