Ureteral stent placement and BK viremia in kidney transplant recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-207

  Kayler, L ^a   Zendejas, I ^b   Schain, D ^b   Magliocca, J ^c  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BK nephropathy; BK viremia; BK virus; Kidney transplant; Ureteral stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URETER STENT;

ADULT; AGED; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UROLOGIC DISEASES; VIREMIA;

EID: 84875924006     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tid.12051     Document Type: Article

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