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 …

ECIL guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of BK polyomavirus-associated haemorrhagic cystitis in haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

S Cesaro, T Dalianis… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To define guidelines for BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated haemorrhagic
cystitis (BKPyV-HC) after paediatric and adult HSCT. Methods Review of English literature …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, clinical outcome, and management of virus-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in children and adolescents after allogeneic hematopoietic cell …

E Gorczynska, D Turkiewicz, K Rybka… - Biology of Blood and …, 2005 - Elsevier
We analyzed the incidence, etiology, risk factors, and clinical management of hemorrhagic
cystitis (HC) in 102 children who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation: 28 from …

BK polyomavirus nephropathy in kidney transplantation: balancing rejection and infection

CL Shen, BS Wu, TJ Lien, AH Yang, CY Yang - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) and allograft rejection are two closely-associated
diseases on opposite ends of the immune scale in kidney transplant recipients. The principle …

Clinicopathological features and risk factors of clinically overt haemorrhagic cystitis complicating bone marrow transplantation

AYH Leung, R Mak, AKW Lie, KY Yuen… - Bone marrow …, 2002 - nature.com
Haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is an important complication after bone marrow transplantation
(BMT). Overt HC (grade⩾ 2, gross haematuria, clot retention and impairment of renal …

The risk of polyomavirus BK-associated hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT is associated with myeloablative conditioning, CMV viremia and …

J Uhm, N Hamad, FV Michelis, M Shanavas… - Bone marrow …, 2014 - nature.com
Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a common complication after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT
(allo-HSCT). Several risk factors have been suggested including BU-containing …

Kidney and urinary tract polyomavirus infection and distribution: molecular biology investigation of 10 consecutive autopsies

R Boldorini, C Veggiani, D Barco… - Archives of pathology …, 2005 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Distinct human polyomavirus genotypes cause different diseases in patients with
renal transplants: BK virus (BKV) causes tubulointerstitial nephritis and ureteral stenosis …

Management of BK polyomavirus infection in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients: a review article

N Elfadawy, M Yamada, N Sarabu - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2018 - id.theclinics.com
BK virus (BKV) belongs to a large family called Polyomaviruses. Polyma in the Greek
language means many (-poly) tumors (-oma). There are 77 recognized species in this family …

[HTML][HTML] BK nephropathy in the native kidneys of patients with organ transplants: clinical spectrum of BK infection

D Vigil, NK Konstantinov, M Barry… - World Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nephropathy secondary to BK virus, a member of the Papoviridae family of viruses, has
been recognized for some time as an important cause of allograft dysfunction in renal …

[HTML][HTML] BK virus associated haemorrhagic cystitis. a systematic review of current prevention and treatment strategies

M Aldiwani, T Tharakan, A Al-Hassani… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background BK virus is a major cause of late onset haemorrhagic cystitis in patients
undergoing Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT). The evidence for the management …