Increased prevalence of polyomavirus BK viruria that correlates with thrombocytopenia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus on intensive immunosuppressive therapy

Autoimmunity

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-223

  Lu, Ming Chi ^a,b   Yu, Chia Li ^c   Yin, Wen Yao ^a,b   Tung, Chien Hsueh ^a   Huang, Kuang Yung ^a   Liu, Su Qin ^a   Lai, Ning Sheng ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressant; Polyomavirus BK; Real time PCR; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS DNA; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LEFLUNOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URINE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; ISOXAZOLES; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649646918     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: 1607842X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930802709125     Document Type: Article

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