BK polyomavirus infection: more than 50 years and still a threat to kidney transplant recipients
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a ubiquitous human polyomavirus and a major infection after kidney transplantation, primarily due to immunosuppression. BKPyV reactivation can manifest as viruria in 30%–40%, viremia in 10%–20%, and BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) in 1%–10% of recipients....
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-01-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Frontiers in Transplantation |
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| Online Zugang: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2024.1309927/full |