Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in renal and simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients: Report of three cases

Infection with polyomavirus (BK virus) is the cause of renal graft losses in more than 50% of the infected cases. There should be a high index of suspicion about this disease, although the incidence is only between 2% and 5% as the future of renal graft depends on the early and appropriate managemen...

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Main Authors: Dahyana Cadavid, Liliana Mesa, Johanna Schweineberg, Juan G Posada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2015;volume=26;issue=1;spage=94;epage=97;aulast=Cadavid