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BK Polyomavirus Subtype III in a Pediatric Renal Transplant Patient with Nephropathy
Author(s) -
Beatrix Kapusinszky,
Sharon Chen,
Malaya K. Sahoo,
Martina I. Lefterova,
Lynn Kjelson,
Paul C. Grimm,
Neeraja Kambham,
Waldo Concepcion,
Benjamin A. Pinsky
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01801-13
Subject(s) - bk virus , polyomavirus infections , nephropathy , renal transplant , virology , kidney disease , medicine , kidney transplantation , biology , kidney , immunology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
BK polyomavirus (BKV) is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. BKV subtype III is rarely identified and has not previously been associated with disease. Here we provide the whole-genome sequence of a subtype III BKV from a pediatric kidney transplant patient with polyomavirus-associated nephropathy.

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