BK polyomavirus and valganciclovir: Highly suspected association urgently calling for a new randomized trial
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Letter, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Comment
Grant support
CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0
European Regional Development Fund - International
LO1503
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic - International
Q39
Charles University Research Fund - International
PubMed
31529778
DOI
10.1111/ajt.15598
PII: S1600-6135(22)09345-5
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- antibiotic: antiviral-ganciclovir/valganciclovir, clinical research/practice, infection and infectious agents - viral: BK/JC/polyoma, infection and infectious agents - viral: cytomegalovirus (CMV), infectious disease, kidney transplantation/nephrology,
- MeSH
- Cytomegalovirus Infections * MeSH
- Cytomegalovirus MeSH
- Ganciclovir MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Valganciclovir MeSH
- Viremia MeSH
- BK Virus * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Letter MeSH
- Comment MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Ganciclovir MeSH
- Valganciclovir MeSH
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