Prospective Study of Polyomavirus Type BK Replication and Nephropathy in Renal-Transplant Recipients

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Authors

Hans H. Hirsch · Office of Infectious Diseases

Wendy A. Knowles · National Public Health Laboratory

Michael Dickenmann · University of Basel

Jakob Passweg · University of Basel

Thomas Klimkait

Michael J. Mihatsch · University of Basel

Jürg Steiger · University of Basel

Abstract

BKV nephropathy in renal-transplant recipients represents a secondary infection associated with rejection and its treatment in most cases and could be monitored by measuring the viral load in plasma.

Topics & Keywords

Polyomavirus and related diseases Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 347, Issue 7, pp. 488-496

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa020439

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