Tacrolimus without antilymphocyte induction therapy prevents pancreas loss from rejection in 123 consecutive patients.

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  • R J Corry
  • M F Egidi
  • R Shapiro
  • A Sugitani
  • H A Gritsch
  • M L Jordan
  • S F Dodson
  • C A Vivas
  • V P Scantlebury
  • A S Rao
  • J J Fung
  • T E Starzl
چکیده

In this series, antilymphoid induction therapy did not appear to be necessary to prevent early graft loss from rejection. In addition, we have followed cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia (pp65) for CMV infection. Although some patients developed a positive antigenemia in the seropositive to negative donor-recipient combinations, only one patient had a prolonged febrile course for 1 week.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Transplantation proceedings

دوره 30 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998