Prevalence of JC and BK Polyomavirus Infection in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in the State of Pará, Brazil

Prevalence of JC and BK Polyomavirus Infection in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in the State of Pará, Brazil

The polyomaviruses that infect humans, JC virus (JCV) and BK virus (BKV), can establish persistent infections in the cells that make up the renal system, causing nephritis and BKV-associated nephropathy in up to 10% of renal transplant patients, and of these, 90% lose the graft and return for hemodi...

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Main Authors: Scheila do Socorro Vasconcelos Ávila da Costa, Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro, Ana Paula do Vale Viegas, Keyla Santos Guedes de Sá, Silvia Regina da Cruz, Sandra Souza Lima, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto, Igor Brasil Costa, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Polyomaviruses
JC virus
BK virus
chronic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/1/9

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