Epstein-Barr virus DNA load in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and whole blood from pediatric transplant recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-479

  Kasztelewicz, B ^a   Jankowska, I ^a   Pawlowska, J ^a   Teisseyre, J ^a   Grenda, R ^a   Pronicki, M ^a   Dzierzanowska Fangrat, K ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Pediatric transplant patient; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053612508     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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