Evaluation of Epstein-Barr virus-specific immunologic response in solid organ transplant recipients with an enzyme-linked immunospot assay

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2754-2757

  Ritta M ^a   Costa, C ^a   Sinesi, F ^a   Sidoti, F ^a   Di Nauta, A ^a   Mantovani, S ^a   Piceghello, A ^a   Simeone, S ^a   Ricci, D ^a   Boffini, M ^a   Solidoro, P ^a   Baldi, S ^a   Segoloni, G P ^a   Cavallo, R ^a  

^a CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84884382740     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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