Rapid discontinuation of corticosteroids in pediatric renal transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-578

  Barletta, Gina Marie ^a   Kirk, Eric ^a   Gardner, John J ^a   Rodriguez, Joshua F ^a   Bursach, Sheri M ^a   Bunchman, Timothy E ^a  

^a HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid minimization; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NYSTATIN; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VALACICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BIOPSY; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651183948     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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