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...
Main Authors: | Rafael Brandão Varella, Jorge Reis Almeida, Patrícia de Fátima Lopes, Jorge Paulo Strogoff de Matos, Paulo Menezes, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2014-12-01
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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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