Human herpesvirus 6 infections after liver transplantation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2561-2569

  Massih, Rima Camille Abdel ^a   Razonable, Raymund R ^a  

^a Information Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivirals; Human herpesvirus 6; Immunocompromised; Liver transplantation; Opportunistic infections

Indexed keywords

9 (5 HYDROXY 2 (PHOSPHONOMETHOXY)PROPYL) 3 DEAZAADENOSINE; ANTIGEN; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZIMIDAVIR; CIDOFOVIR; CMV 423; CYCLOPROPAVIR; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; HEXADECYLOXOPROPYLCIDOFOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CHROMOSOMALLY INTERGRATED HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INCIDENCE; LATENT PERIOD; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY INFECTION; RASH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 67651148221     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2561     Document Type: Editorial

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