title: The African variant of BKV in a Turkish renal transplant patient.
abstract: In renal transplant recipients, BK polyomavirus (BKV) is linked to nephropathy. BK virus genotypes have a strong geographic component. This paper presents the African variant of BKV in a Turkish renal transplant patient, which is a rare cause of infection in the Northern Hemisphere and, to our knowledge, the first case from Turkey.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medical Microbiology, Baskent University Adana Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey. Electronic address: sulecolakoglu@yahoo.com.tr.
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colakoglu
authors.affiliation: The Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University Adana Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.affiliation: The Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University Adana Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Baskent University Adana Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meryem Cosar
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bulat
authors.affiliation: The Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University Adana Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noyan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001739:BK Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D066027:Transplant Recipients; D014421:Turkey
keywords: African variant; BKV; Renal transplant