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Transplantation Microbiology: An Evolving Pillar of Transplant Care
Author(s) -
Fishman J. A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02437.x
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , bk virus , transplantation , immunology , cytomegalovirus , virology , virus , herpesviridae , viral disease , kidney transplantation
Standardization of nucleic acid testing is an important component of the management of transplant recipients, for microbiologic diagnosis, to guide therapy of viral infections and post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorders, and to assess the intensity of immunosuppression. See also articles by Preiksaitis et al on pages 258 and 269 in this issue.