Monitoring of Viral Opportunistic Infections in Pediatric and Adult Cuban Transplant Recipients
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چکیده
Viral DNA was detected in 45.3% of the patients. Most patients tested positive for CMV (25.4%) or BK (21.2%). Although some differences frequency and type viruses were observed between bone marrow solid organ transplant, no association viral load, virus disease transplant adult pediatric recipients found. Analyzing all together, more frequently serum with symptoms complications.
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عنوان ژورنال: International journal of transplantation research and medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2572-4045']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23937/2572-4045.1510070