Simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant recipients present with late-onset BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy | Zendy

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Simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant recipients present with late-onset BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy

Author(s) -

Thomas Schachtner,

Marina Zaks,

Andreas Kahl,

Petra Reinke

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfv441

Subject(s) - medicine , urology , nephropathy , renal function , incidence (geometry) , kidney transplantation , pancreas transplantation , kidney , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , physics , optics

Infections have increased in simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant recipients (SPKTRs) with BK polyomavirus (BKV)-associated nephropathy (BKVN) being the most important infectious cause of allograft loss. Comparisons of BKVN with kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), however, are lacking.

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