Early BK polyomavirus (BKV) reactivation in donor kidney is a risk factor for development of BKV-associated nephropathy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-141

  Saundh, Baljit K ^a   Baker, Richard ^a   Harris, Mark ^b   Smith, Matt P Welberry ^a   Cherukuri, Aravind ^a   Hale, Antony ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BKV; Early infection; Polyomavirus associated nephropathy; Renal transplant patients; Risk factors; Viraemia; Viruria

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BASILIXIMAB; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PROTEIN VP1; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; BK VIRUS INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA; VIRUS ACTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872893666     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis642     Document Type: Article

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