Surveillance of polyomavirus BK in relation to immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplantation

Surveillance of polyomavirus BK in relation to immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplantation

Introduction. Reactivation of polyomavirus BK in kidney transplant recipients has been associated to the development of nephropathy (polyomavirus-associated nephropathy, PVAN), possibly leading to the loss of the transplanted organ. Immunosuppression is the condicio sine qua non for the onset of PVA...

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Main Authors: Cristina Costa, Francesca Sidoti, Cinzia Balloco, Salvatore Simeone, Elsa Piasentin Alessio, Giovanni Antonio Touscoz, Maria Messina, Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni, Rossana Cavallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-03-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
Subjects:
Polyomavirus BK, immunosuppressive therapy, kidney transplantation
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2330

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