Hypogammaglobulinemia: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes following pediatric lung transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 754-759

  Robertson, John ^a   Elidemir, Okan ^a,c   Saz, Eylem Ulas ^b   Gulen, Figen ^b   Schecter, Marc ^a   McKenzie, Emmet ^a   Heinle, Jeffrey ^a   Smith, E ^a   Mallory, George ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypogammaglobulinemia; Immune deficiency; Immune suppression; Lung transplant; Pediatric; Transplant

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NYSTATIN; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VIREMIA;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849106029     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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