Delirium in a renal transplant recipient associated with BK virus in the cerebrospinal fluid [2]

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1407-1408

  Hix, J Kevin ^a,b   Braun, William E ^a   Isada, Carlos M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Nephrology and Hypertension   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BK VIRUS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

BK VIRUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 8644261471     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000137106.09925.8B     Document Type: Letter

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