BK-virus and the impact of pre-emptive immunosuppression reduction: 5-year results

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 407-415

  Hardinger, K L ^a   Koch, M J ^b   Bohl, D J ^b   Storch, G A ^c,d   Brennan, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^d ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressant therapy; Kidney transplantation; Polyoma BK virus; Pre emptive antiviral therapy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEFLUNOMIDE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CHRONIC ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMA CELL REJECTION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AZATHIOPRINE; BK VIRUS; CYCLOSPORINE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; TACROLIMUS; VIREMIA;

EID: 75149146476     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02952.x     Document Type: Article

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