Open AccessRole of BK polyomavirus (BKV) and Torque teno virus (TTV) in liver transplant recipients with renal impairment
Author(s) -
Anke Herrmann,
Lisa Sandmann,
Ortwin Adams,
Dominik Herrmann,
Miriam Dirks,
Marek Widera,
Sandra Westhaus,
Rolf Kaiser,
Veronica Di Cristanziano,
Michael P. Manns,
Johannes Korth,
Nico Richter,
Olympia E. Anastasiou,
Jörg Timm,
Thomas von Hahn,
Sandra Ciesek
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000823
Subject(s) - bk virus , torque teno virus , viral load , virology , liver transplantation , medicine , transplantation , immunology , immunosuppression , kidney transplantation , biology , virus , genotype , biochemistry , gene
Renal impairment is a common complication after liver transplantation (LT). While BK polyomavirus (BKV) has been linked to renal failure in kidney transplant recipients, Torque teno virus (TTV) is a surrogate marker for immunosuppression that does not have a clear association with any human disease. The impact of BKV and TTV on renal impairment after LT is unknown.