Prevalence of human polyoma virus (BK virus and JC virus) infection in patients with chronic renal disease

• Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 132 - 137
• Main Authors: Kaneko, Tetsuya, Moriyama, Toshiki, Tsubakihara, Yoshiharu, Horio, Masaru, Imai, Enyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2005
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Adult; Aged; BK virus; BK Virus - genetics; BK Virus - isolation & purification; Corticosteroid; DNA, Viral - analysis; DNA, Viral - urine; Female; Graft Survival; Humans; JC virus; JC Virus - genetics; JC Virus - isolation & purification; Kidney Failure, Chronic - drug therapy; Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; PCR; Polyomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Prevalence; Renal transplantation; Tumor Virus Infections - epidemiology

Polyoma virus infection in renal transplant patients is sometimes critical in graft survival. But, to date, polyoma virus infection or reactivation has not been checked before renal transplantation. The prevalence of polyoma viruses (BK virus and JC virus) was investigated in 45 patients with renal...