title: BK virus nephropathy developing after renal transplantation and its treatment with ciprofloxacin: a case report.
abstract: BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is among the most important problems in renal transplant recipients. This report presented an assessment of treatment with a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, ciprofloxacin, for 6 months in a 21-year-old male patient who developed BKVN after transplantation. Ciprofloxacin treatment reduced the viral load and improved the clinical findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. mustafacekmen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Cekmen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakirdoven
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001739:BK Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin