Primary and reactivated HHV8 infection and disease after liver transplantation: A prospective study

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2715-2723

  Pietrosi, G ^a   Vizzini, G ^a   Pipitone, L ^a   Di Martino, G ^a   Minervini, M I ^a   Lo Iacono, G ^a   Conaldi, P G ^a   Grossi, P ^b   Lamonaca, V ^a   Galatioto, L ^a   Gruttadauria, S ^a   Gridelli, B ^a  

^a MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

donor screening; Donor recipient matching; HHV8; HHV8 seroprevalence; liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIDOFOVIR; DOXORUBICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROBENECID; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORGAN DONOR; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; FEMALE; GIANT LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455188059     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03769.x     Document Type: Article

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