Immune function assay (Immunknow) drop over first 6 months after renal transplant: A predictor of opportunistic viral infections?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2220-2223

  Quaglia, M ^a   Cena, T ^a   Fenoglio, R ^a   Musetti, C ^a   Cagna, D ^a   Radin, E ^a   Roggero, S ^b   Amoroso, A ^b   Magnani, C ^a   Stratta, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; BK VIRUS INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY TEST KIT; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; BLOOD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VIREMIA; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 84908144848     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.07.050     Document Type: Article

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