Clinical features of BK-polyomavirus and cytomegalovirus co-infection after kidney transplantation

U Jehn, K Schütte-Nütgen, J Bautz, H Pavenstädt… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are the main viral pathogens
affecting the graft and recipient outcome after allogenic kidney transplantation. It has …

CMV infection, valganciclovir exposure, and the risk of BK viremia and associated nephropathy after kidney transplantation: Is there a link?

I Rodríguez‐Goncer, M Ruiz‐Ruigómez… - Transplant Infectious …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Immunomodulatory effects attributable to cytomegalovirus (CMV) would
predispose to BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection after kidney transplantation (KT), although …

Valganciclovir is not a risk factor of BK polyomavirus viremia

U Jehn, K Schütte-Nütgen, J Bautz… - American Journal of …, 2019 - amjtransplant.org
We read with interest the article by Reischig et al, 1 who showed in a prospective, single‐
center study that cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis with valganciclovir increased the risk of …