Includes bibliography. / Between 1985 and 2000, 43 children (age range 6 months-13 years) underwent liver transplantation at Red Cross Children's Hospital. In 46% of these cases, viral infections resulted in considerable morbidity and mortality. Included in this group were: de novo hepatitis B (5 patients, 2 deaths), EBV-related post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease (6 patients, 4 deaths) and CMV disease (9 patients, 4 deaths).
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/10375 |
Date | January 2002 |
Creators | Davies, John Quail |
Contributors | Kaschula, Russell, Sinclair-Smith, C C |
Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MPhil |
Format | application/pdf |
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