Long-term outcome of intensive initial immunosuppression protocol in pediatric deceased donor renal transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-92

  Olaitan, Oyedolamu K ^a   Zimmermann, Jose A ^a   Shields, William P ^a   Rodriguez Navas, Guillermo ^a   Awan, Atif ^b   Mohan, Ponnusamy ^a   Little, Dilly M ^a   Hickey, David P ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Deceased donor; Immunosuppression; Pediatric transplantation; Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; R ATG FRESENIUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IRELAND; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349092391     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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