Short-term kinetics of torque teno virus viraemia after induction immunosuppression confirm T lymphocytes as the main replication-competent cells

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 115-117

  Focosi, Daniele ^a   Macera, Lisa ^a,b   Boggi, Ugo ^a   Nelli, Luca Ceccherini ^a   Maggi, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG POTENCY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA VIRUS INFECTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS 1; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY;

TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; DNA REPLICATION; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KINETICS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIREMIA;

EID: 84918804790     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: 14652099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.070094-0     Document Type: Article

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