Protocol biopsies in pediatric renal transplant recipients on cyclosporine versus tacrolimus-based immunosuppression

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 493-498

  Aoun, Bilal ^a   Decramer, Stéphane ^c   Vitkevic, Renata ^a   Wannous, Hala ^a   Bandin, Flavio ^c   Azema, Christine ^a   Callard, Patrice ^b,d   Brocheriou, Isabelle ^b,d   Ulinski, Tim ^a,b  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^d HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Children; Protocol biopsies; Renal transplantation; Subclinical rejection

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HLA ANTIGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PARIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876294599     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2330-6     Document Type: Article

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