Open AccessPolyomavirus Nephropathy
Author(s) -
Harsharan K. Singh,
H Reisner,
Vimal K. Derebail,
Tomasz Kozłowski,
Volker Nickeleit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000000367
Subject(s) - real time polymerase chain reaction , viremia , urinary system , nephropathy , biopsy , biology , urine , kidney disease , medicine , immunology , pathology , antibody , endocrinology , genetics , gene , diabetes mellitus
A qualitative highly predictive urinary test for polyomavirus nephropathy (PVN) is the PV-Haufen test. This article evaluates whether a quantitative PV-Haufen analysis, that is, the number of PV-Haufen shed per milliliter urine, predicts PVN disease grades and the severity of intrarenal PV replication.