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Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis: possible association with cytomegalovirus infection

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The authors wish to thank C. Sakai and H. Moriuchi for their technical assistance, and Dr. H. Tanaka for his insightful comments.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Toyama Hospital, 33-1 Kusunoki, 931-8533, Toyama, Japan

    Hiro Matsukura

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama, Japan

    Yasunori Itoh, Hirokazu Kanegane, Miwako Arai & Toshio Miyawaki

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Toyama Red Cross Hospital, Toyama, Japan

    Gyokei Murakami

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Matsukura, H., Itoh, Y., Kanegane, H. et al. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis: possible association with cytomegalovirus infection. Pediatr Nephrol 21, 442–443 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-005-2141-0

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