Infectious Complications in Kidney-Transplant Recipients Desensitized with Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rituximab and intravenous Ig (IVIG) are commonly used for desensitization of HLA and blood group–incompatible (ABOi) transplants. However, serious infections have been noted in association with rituximab administration. In this study, we retrospectively compared i...

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Main Authors: Kahwaji, Joseph, Sinha, Aditi, Toyoda, Mieko, Ge, Shili, Reinsmoen, Nancy, Cao, Kai, Lai, Chih-Hung, Villicana, Rafael, Peng, Alice, Jordan, Stanley, Vo, Ashley
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society of Nephrology 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255382/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22157713
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.03710411
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