Cytomegalovirus infection management in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients: A national survey in Spain

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2741-2744

  Solano, Carlos ^a   De La Cámara, Rafael ^b   Vázquez, Lourdes ^c   López, Javier ^d   Giménez, Estela ^a   Navarro, David ^a,e  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG RESPONSE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHEMOPREVENTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84938100008     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01057-15     Document Type: Article

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