A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prophylactic versus Pre-emptive Strategies for Preventing Cytomegalovirus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients.

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Published in Int J Organ Transplant Med on January 01, 2012

Authors

B B Rawal1, S Shadrou1, F Abubacker1, N Ghahramani1

Author Affiliations

1: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, USA.

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