BK Polyoma Virus Nephropathy Among Iranian Renal Transplant Recipients

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 193 - 195
• Main Authors: Ghafari, A., Lessan-Pezeshki, M., Taghizadieh, M., Rahimi, E.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2008; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; BK Virus - isolation & purification; Child; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Infectious diseases; Iran; Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects; Kidney Transplantation - pathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Polyomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Time Factors; Tissue, organ and graft immunology; Tumor Virus Infections - epidemiology; Viral diseases; Iran; Asia; Kidney disease; Opportunistic infection; Urinary system disease; Polyomavirus; Transplantation; BK virus; Papovaviridae; Homotransplantation; Kidney; Infection; Virus; Medicine; Nephropathy; Treatment; Urinary system; Surgery; Viral disease; Graft

BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is recognized as a cause of graft loss in renal transplant patients. The disorder may be related to the introduction of new, potent immunosuppressive regimens. We sought to assess the prevalence, outcome, and clinical characteristics of BKVN. We retrospectively analyzed 1...