BK polyomavirus in Kidney transplant recipients: screening, monitoring and clinical management

BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a causal agent of nephropathy, ureteral stenosis and hemorrhagic cystitis in kidney transplant recipients, and is considered an important emerging disease in transplantation. Regular screening for BKPyV reactivation mainly during the first 2 years posttransplant, with subs...

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Main Authors: Rafael Brandão Varella, Jorge Reis Almeida, Patrícia de Fátima Lopes, Jorge Paulo Strogoff de Matos, Paulo Menezes, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002014000400529&lng=en&tlng=en

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