O-9 AUDIT ON BK VIRUS DETECTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
โ Scribed by N. Bhatt; N. McDermott; M. Young
- Book ID
- 108706231
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 444 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0956-5507
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## Abstract BK virus associated nephropathy occurs in approximately 5% of renal transplant recipients. Quantitation of BKV DNA in serum/plasma early in the course of disease has been suggested to be an important diagnostic tool for polymavirusโassociated nephropathy (PVAN). The aim of this study wa
## Abstract Polyomavirus BK (BKV) is a common human polyomavirus that rarely causes clinical symptoms in immunocompetent individuals. However, BK virus reactivation occurs in 20โ40% of kidney transplant patients and 1โ10% of cases present with BK virusโassociated nephropathy (BKVN) and reduced kidn
The following sentences from the article abstract are corrected as follows: BKVN was confirmed histologically in 3/120 patients and viremic patients were treated with dialysis for longer time periods and had higher levels of panel reactive antibodies. In conclusion, polyoma BK viremia and viruria