Management of Highly Sensitized Patients: Capitol Medical Center Experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2274-2280

  Amante, A J ^a   Ejercito, R ^a  

^a Capitol Medical Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HLA ANTIBODY; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARACETAMOL; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CREATININE; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMAPHERESIS;

EID: 51249105775     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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