Cellular Immune Response to Cytomegalovirus Infection After Renal Transplantation
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human leukocyte antigen alleles and cytomegalovirus infection after renal transplantation
results of all participants, 104 patients (52%) were diagnosed with cmv infection. there was no significant difference between the two groups, with and without cmv infection, in terms of patient’s characteristics. the cmv infection, in patients receiving a transplanted organ from deceased donor, was significantly more prevalent than in those receiving kidney transplant from living donor (63% vs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.22.1.176-180.1978