Tuberculosis in Thai Renal Transplant Recipients: A 15-Year Experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2376-2379

  Rungruanghiranya, S ^a,c   Ekpanyaskul, C ^a   Jirasiritum, S ^b,c   Nilthong, C ^c   Pipatpanawong, K ^c   Mavichak, V ^c  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Praram 9 Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 51249085414     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.034     Document Type: Article

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