Journal article
Management of BK Polyomavirus Infection in Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients: A Review Article
Infectious disease clinics of North America, Vol.32(3), pp.599-613
09/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.04.009
PMID: 30146025
Abstract
BK virus (BKV) can cause graft dysfunction or failure in kidney transplant recipients and hemorrhagic cystitis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) emerged as a common complication in the late 1990s, probably due to the introduction of potent immunosuppressive agents. BKVAN occurred in up to 5% of kidney transplant recipients, with graft failure in up to 70%. Since universal implementation of effective screening and treatment strategies, BKV is no longer a common cause of graft failure; reported graft loss is only 0% to 5%. This article briefly describes BK virology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Management of BK Polyomavirus Infection in Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients: A Review Article
- Creators
- Nissreen Elfadawy - University Hospitals of ClevelandMasaaki Yamada - University of Cincinnati Medical CenterNagaraju Sarabu - University Hospitals of Cleveland
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infectious disease clinics of North America, Vol.32(3), pp.599-613
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.idc.2018.04.009
- PMID
- 30146025
- ISSN
- 0891-5520
- eISSN
- 1557-9824
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2018
- Academic Unit
- Nephrology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359571002771
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