## Abstract In this review, we will discuss updates in diagnosis, treatment, and primary prevention, as well as unresolved issues and future directions for BK virus nephropathy in renal transplant patients.
ChemInform Abstract: BK Virus Infection After Non-Renal Transplantation
✍ Scribed by Martha Pavlakis; Abdolreza Haririan; David K. Klassen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 15 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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