Immunophenotyping of interstitial infiltrate does not distinguish between BK virus nephropathy and acute cellular rejection

Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-122

  Rogers, Natasha M ^a,b   Russ, Graeme R ^a,b   Cooper, John ^c   Coates, P Toby ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

BK virus; Immunohistochemistry; Renal allograft

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIBODY; CIDOFOVIR; CYCLOSPORIN A; GRANZYME B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PERFORIN; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFORIN; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 63149094675     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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