Monitoring of BK viral load in renal allograft recipients by real-time PCR assays

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-250

  Bechert, Charles J ^a   Schnadig, Vicki J ^a   Payne, Deborah A ^b   Dong, Jianli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BK; BK virus; BK virus nephropathy; Polyomavirus associated nephropathy; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

BK VIRUS; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PURIFICATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; URINE CYTOLOGY; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VIROLOGY;

BK VIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 77449128381     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP63VDFCKCRUUL     Document Type: Review

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