Evaluation of the predisposition and clinical impact of BK virus replication in kidney transplant patients

ABSTRACT The BK virus (BKV) produces a subclinical kidney infection in immunocompetent individuals. However, viremia may occur in kidney transplant patients with ongoing immunosuppression. BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVN) has no specific treatment and is a leading cause of organ transplant loss. In...

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Main Authors: ELVIANI B. MOURA, SILVIA V. PETZHOLD, AUGUSTO R. AMARAL, LUCIANE M. DEBONI, PAULO H.C. DE FRANÇA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017005007106&lng=en&tlng=en