Increased viral load after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for BK virus-associated nephropathy

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-472

  Maggiore, U ^a   Medici, M C ^a   Vaglio, A ^a   Buzio, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGVENA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BK VIRUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 78650428337     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00512.x     Document Type: Letter

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