Efficacy of Total Lymphoid Irradiation in Azithromycin Nonresponsive Chronic Allograft Rejection After Lung Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1816-1820

  Verleden, G M ^a   Lievens, Y ^a   Dupont, L J ^a   Van Raemdonck, D E ^a   De Vleeschauwer, S I ^a   Vos, R ^a   Vanaudenaerde, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; AZITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION;

EID: 67249108693     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.070     Document Type: Article

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