Investigation of Intrarenal Viral Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients Unveils an Association between Parvovirus B19 and Chronic Allograft Injury | Zendy

Luisa Barzon | Zendy; Luisa Murer | Zendy; Monia Pacenti | Zendy; Maria Angela Biasolo | Zendy; Manuela Della Vella | Zendy; Elisa Benetti | Zendy; Giovanni Franco Za | Zendy; Giorgio Palù | Zendy

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Investigation of Intrarenal Viral Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients Unveils an Association between Parvovirus B19 and Chronic Allograft Injury

Author(s) -

Luisa Barzon,

Luisa Murer,

Monia Pacenti,

Maria Angela Biasolo,

Manuela Della Vella,

Elisa Benetti,

Giovanni Franco Za,

Giorgio Palù

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/596053

Subject(s) - bk virus , parvovirus , medicine , jc virus , kidney , immunology , kidney transplantation , polyomavirus infections , biopsy , transplantation , acute kidney injury , virus , virology , pathology , progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

The relevance of viral infections in the development of allograft lesions is still unclear, although some viruses have been implicated. The present study investigated systemic and intrarenal viral infections in kidney transplant recipients and their association with the risk of acute rejection and chronic allograft injuries that are predictive of long-term dysfunction.

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