Protocol biopsy of a transplanted kidney as a tool for monitoring adequacy of immunosuppressive therapy: 10 years of experience from a single transplant center

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1576-1582

  Kreji K ^a   Tich, T ^a   Al Gabri, S ^a   Horak P ^a   Ciferska H ^a   Hrub, M ^a   Horika Jr , V ^a   Strebl, P ^a   Zamboch, K ^a   Bachleda, P ^a   Zadrazil, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959443008     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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