Low-dose cidofovir in the treatment of symptomatic BK virus infection in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A retrospective analysis of an algorithmic approach

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 406-411

  Ganguly, N ^a   Clough, L A ^a   DuBois, L K ^a   Mcguirk, J P ^a   Abhyankar, S ^a   Aljitawi, O S ^a   O'Neal, N ^a   Divine, C L ^a   Ganguly, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BK virus; Cidofovir; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Hemorrhagic cystitis

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; LEFLUNOMIDE; PROBENECID;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIREMIA; VIRURIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BK VIRUS; CYTOSINE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 78049429630     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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