Everolimus-based immunosuppression therapy for BK virus nephropathy

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-61

  Polanco, N ^a   Gonzalez Monte E ^a   Folgueira, M D ^a   Morales, E ^a   Gutierrez Martinez E ^a   Bengoa, I ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Morales, J M ^a   Praga, M ^a   Andres A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; EVEROLIMUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RAPAMYCIN;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; BK VIRUS; BK VIRUS NEPHROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; VIRUS LOAD; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIREMIA;

ADULT; BK VIRUS; CALCINEURIN INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA;

EID: 84923239553     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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