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Increased CD64 expression on polymorphonuclear neutrophils indicates infectious complications following solid organ transplantation†

  1. Daniel Grey1,*,
  2. Ulrich Sack1,2,3,‡,
  3. Markus Scholz4,
  4. Heike Knaack1,
  5. Stephan Fricke3,
  6. Christoph Oppel1,
  7. Daniel Luderer1,
  8. Josef Fangmann5,
  9. Frank Emmrich1,2,3,
  10. Manja Kamprad1,2,3

Article first published online: 6 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.21049

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Cytometry Part A

Cytometry Part A

Volume 79A, Issue 6, pages 446–460, June 2011

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Grey, D., Sack, U., Scholz, M., Knaack, H., Fricke, S., Oppel, C., Luderer, D., Fangmann, J., Emmrich, F. and Kamprad, M. (2011), Increased CD64 expression on polymorphonuclear neutrophils indicates infectious complications following solid organ transplantation. Cytometry, 79A: 446–460. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.21049

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  1. 1

    Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  2. 2

    Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine (TRM) Leipzig, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  3. 3

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), Leipzig, Germany

  4. 4

    Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  5. 5

    Department for Visceral-Surgery, Karl-Olga-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany

  1. ‡

    D.G. and U.S. equally contributed to this publication.

*Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Universität Leipzig AöR, Johannisallee 30, Leipzig 04103, Germany

  1. †

    Partial results have been presented in 2008 at the 13th Workshop Cytomics and NanoBioengineering in Leipzig, the DGfI Annual Meeting in Vienna, the “DGFZ/ESCCA joint meeting” in Bremen and the 5th DGKL Annual Meeting in Mannheim.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 6 APR 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 17 FEB 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 14 FEB 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 30 MAY 2010

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  • IQ Products, Groningen, The Netherlands, the Translational Center for Regenerative Medicine (TRM) Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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