Pretransplantation assessment of BK virus seropositivity in kidney donors and recipients

Pretransplantation assessment of BK virus seropositivity in kidney donors and recipients

Background: BK virus (BKV) is a member of the polyomavirus family. The determination of anti-BKV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels in kidney donors and recipients has been reported as a possible predictor of the risk of BK nephropathy. Allograft dysfunction is a significant risk factor. The mai...

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Main Authors: Aswathi M. Nair, B. Arun, Feroz Aziz, Vipin Vishwanath, K. S. Deepak, K. Anagha, S. Santheep, S. Gladies Kamalam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Advances in Biomedical and Health Sciences
Subjects:
bk virus
bk virus nephropathy
donor negative recipient negative
donor positive recipient positive
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
immunoglobulin g
polyoma virus-associated nephropathy
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/abhs.abhs_92_23

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