Low-dose thymoglobulin use in elderly renal transplant recipients is safe and effective induction therapy

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 466-468

  Laftavi, M R ^a,b   Patel, S ^a   Soliman, M R ^a   Alnimri, M ^a   Kohli, R ^a   Said, M ^a   Pankewycz, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALCINEURIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PATIENT READMISSION; PREDNISONE; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79953193081     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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