Open AccessEpidemiology of BK Virus in Renal Allograft Recipients: Independent Risk Factors for BK Virus Replication
Author(s) -
Darshana Dadhania,
Catherine Snopkowski,
Ruchuang Ding,
Thangamani Muthukumar,
Christina Chang,
Meredith J. Aull,
Jun Lee,
Vijay Kumar Sharma,
Sandip Kapur,
Manikkam Suthanthiran
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e31817c6447
Subject(s) - bk virus , immunosuppression , immunology , transplantation , medicine , anti thymocyte globulin , biology , virology , kidney transplantation
Identification of risk factors for BK virus (BKV) replication may improve transplant outcome. We investigated the impact of immunosuppressive drugs on the prevalence of BKV replication in recipients of human renal allografts.