BK virus in heart transplant recipients: A prospective study

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-111

  Loeches, Belén ^a   Valerio, Maricela ^a   Palomo, Jesús ^a   Bouza, Emilio ^a,b,c   Muñoz, Patricia ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BK VIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA;

ADULT; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649927669     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.08.028     Document Type: Letter

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