BK polyomavirus: a newly recognized threat to transplanted kidneys.
Reactivation of latent infection with BK polyomavirus is now being recognized as a cause of failure of renal allografts. An increasing serum creatinine concentration in a kidney transplant recipient should prompt a referral for reevaluation by the transplant center.
Braun
William E
WE
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. braunw@ccf.org
D001739:BK Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D017735:Virus Latency