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Clinical Study

Risk factors for BK virus infection in living-donor renal transplant recipients: a single-center study from China

Ping LiNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Dongrui ChengNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Jiqiu WenNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Kenan XieNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Xue LiNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Xuefeng NiNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Shuming JiNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaView further author information
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Jinsong ChenNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 442-446 | Received 19 Jul 2017, Accepted 10 Jun 2018, Published online: 27 Jul 2018

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