High frequency of polyoma BK virus shedding in the gastrointestinal tract after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A prospective and quantitative analysis

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Wong, A S Y ^a   Cheng, V C C ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a   Leung, A Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BK VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; VIRUS EXCRETION; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

BK VIRUS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 58549118705     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2008.266     Document Type: Article

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