False Serologic Evidence for Acute Primary Toxoplasmosis During Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatitis B: A Case Report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4425-4427

  Uckay I ^a   Wunderli, W ^a   Giostra, E ^a   Majno, P ^a   Mentha, G ^a   van Delden, C ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOLINIC ACID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; TACROLIMUS;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CADAVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 71249130534     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.09.081     Document Type: Article

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