Combined Prophylaxis Decreases Incidence of CMV-Associated Pneumonia After Lung Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1347-1348

  Solidoro, P ^a   Delsedime, L ^a   Bergallo, M ^a   Libertucci, D ^a   Ruffini, E ^a   Costa, C ^a   Rinaldi, M ^a   Amoroso, A ^a   Baldi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; GANCICLOVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALGANCYCLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DRUG COMBINATION; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; VIROLOGY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 65549161784     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.076     Document Type: Article

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