Low-dose rabbit anti-thymoglobin globulin versus basiliximab for induction therapy in kidney transplantation

We conducted a single-center prospective double-arm open-labeled study on kidney transplant patients from 2010 to 2011 to evaluate the efficacy of induction therapy using low, single-dose rabbit-antithymocyte globulin (r-ATG), 1.5 mg/kg on Day 0 (n = 80, 60 males, mean age 35.9 years), versus basili...

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Main Authors: Himanshu V Patel, Vivek B Kute, Aruna V Vanikar, Pankaj R Shah, Manoj R Gumber, Divyesh P Engineer, Hargovind L Trivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=4;spage=819;epage=822;aulast=Patel