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A M Gordon, J D Briggs, P R Bell.
Abstract
The nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) test has been evaluated as a means of differentiating episodes of infection and rejection in 10 cadaver kidney transplant recipients. Normal NBT values were observed during all 11 episodes of acute rejection. A significant elevation of the NBT score was encountered in six of eight episodes of infection after transplantation. A positive NBT result is useful additional evidence in favour of infection in patients in whom the differentiation of infection and rejection is proving difficult.Entities:
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Year: 1974 PMID: 4610010 PMCID: PMC475456 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.27.9.734
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411