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. 1991 Feb;23(1 Pt 2):1501-3.

Infections in adult liver transplant patients under FK 506 immunosuppression

M Alessiani¹, S Kusne, M Martin, A Jain, K Abu-Elmagd, J Moser, S Todo, J Fung, T Starzl

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PMID: 1703345
PMCID: PMC2957095

Infections in adult liver transplant patients under FK 506 immunosuppression

M Alessiani et al. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb.

. 1991 Feb;23(1 Pt 2):1501-3.

Authors

M Alessiani¹, S Kusne, M Martin, A Jain, K Abu-Elmagd, J Moser, S Todo, J Fung, T Starzl

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¹ Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 1703345
PMCID: PMC2957095

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Fig. 1 — Fig. 1
Effect of additional Immunosuppression (boluses or recycles of steroids and OKT3) and UNOS status on the incidence of infections.

Fig. 2 — Fig. 2
Effect of retransplantation and additional immunosuppression on incidence of infections. The differences are statistically significant (P < .05).

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