Relationship of Pretransplantation Polyoma BK Virus Serologic Findings and BK Viral Reactivation after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation | Zendy

April S. Y. Wong | Zendy; Kwok Hung Chan | Zendy; Vincent ChiChung Cheng | Zendy; KwokYung Yuen | Zendy; YokLam Kwong | Zendy; Anskar Y.H. Leung | Zendy

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Relationship of Pretransplantation Polyoma BK Virus Serologic Findings and BK Viral Reactivation after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Author(s) -

April S. Y. Wong,

Kwok Hung Chan,

Vincent ChiChung Cheng,

KwokYung Yuen,

YokLam Kwong,

Anskar Y.H. Leung

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/511863

Subject(s) - bk virus , serology , hemorrhagic cystitis , medicine , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , virology , transplantation , immunology , antibody , virus , stem cell , biology , kidney transplantation , genetics

Reactivation of polyoma BK virus (BKV) infection is consistently associated with hemorrhagic cystitis in persons who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In this study, we examined the relationship of reactivation of BKV infection with pre-HSCT serologic findings of BKV antibody.

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