The second international consensus guidelines on the management of BK polyomavirus in kidney transplantation

CN Kotton, N Kamar, D Wojciechowski, M Eder… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) remains a significant challenge after kidney transplantation.
International experts reviewed current evidence and updated recommendations according …

BK polyomavirus: clinical aspects, immune regulation, and emerging therapies

GR Ambalathingal, RS Francis, MJ Smyth… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY BK polyomavirus (BKV) causes frequent infections during childhood and
establishes persistent infections within renal tubular cells and the uroepithelium, with …

BK polyomavirus in solid organ transplantation—Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

HH Hirsch, PS Randhawa… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The present AST‐IDCOP guidelines update information on BK polyomavirus (BKP yV)
infection, replication, and disease, which impact kidney transplantation (KT), but rarely non …

Burden and timeline of infectious diseases in the first year after solid organ transplantation in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

C Van Delden, S Stampf, HH Hirsch… - Clinical infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The burden and timeline of posttransplant infections are not comprehensively
documented in the current era of immunosuppression and prophylaxis. Methods In this …

Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a global perspective

M Tomblyn, T Chiller, H Einsele, R Gress… - Bone marrow …, 2009 - nature.com
Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplant
recipients: a global perspective | Bone Marrow Transplantation Skip to main content Thank you …

[HTML][HTML] BK polyomavirus in solid organ transplantation

HH Hirsch, P Randhawa… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The human BK polyomavirus (BKV) is the major cause of polyomavirus-associated
nephropathy (PyVAN) putting 1–15% of kidney transplant patients at risk of premature …

Prevalence of polyomavirus BK and JC infection and replication in 400 healthy blood donors

A Egli, L Infanti, A Dumoulin, A Buser… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background The replication of BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) is linked to polyomavirus-
associated nephropathy, hemorrhagic cystitis, and multifocal leukoencephalopathy in …

Renal association clinical practice guideline in post-operative care in the kidney transplant recipient

RJ Baker, PB Mark, RK Patel, KK Stevens, N Palmer - BMC nephrology, 2017 - Springer
These guidelines cover the care of patients from the period following kidney transplantation
until the transplant is no longer working or the patient dies. During the early phase …

Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in renal transplantation: interdisciplinary analyses and recommendations

HH Hirsch, DC Brennan, CB Drachenberg… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) is an emerging cause of kidney transplant
failure affecting 1–10% of patients. As uncertainty exists regarding risk factors, diagnosis …

Polyomavirus Bk

HH Hirsch, J Steiger - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2003 - thelancet.com
Polyomavirus hominis 1, better known as BK virus (BKV), infects up to 90% of the general
population. However, significant clinical manifestations are rare and limited to individuals …