Has cyclosporine really relegated pretransplant blood transfusions to therapeutic obsolescence?

Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb;19(1 Pt 3):1971-3.

Authors

J S Melzer¹, R M Husing, N J Feduska, S J Tomlanovich, F Vincenti, W J Amend, M Garovoy, O Salvatierra Jr

Affiliation

¹ Transplant Service, University of California, San Francisco 94143.

PMID: 2856274

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Antilymphocyte Serum / therapeutic use
Azathioprine / therapeutic use
Blood Transfusion*
Cyclosporins / therapeutic use*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / etiology
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Graft Rejection
Graft Survival*
Humans
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation / immunology*
Male
Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

Antilymphocyte Serum
Cyclosporins
Prednisolone
Azathioprine