Early Diagnosis of Polyomavirus Type BK Infection in Tailoring Immunosuppression for Kidney Transplant Patients: Screening With Urine Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2389-2391

  Wu, S W ^a   Chang, H R ^a   Hsieh, M C ^a   Chiou, H L ^a   Lin, C C ^a   Lian, J D ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; URINE; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BK VIRUS; CREATININE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINE;

EID: 51249114111     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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