1. Complications post renal transplantation: literature focus on BK virus nephropathy and diagnostic tools actually available
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Franco Di Monaco, Umberto Miglio, Fernanda Chiarini, Monica Mischitelli, Valeria Pietropaolo, Elena Anzivino, Renzo Boldorini, Anna Bellizzi, and D. Fioriti
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Graft Rejection ,viruses ,MEDLINE ,bk virus associated nephropathy (bkvan) ,human polyomavirus bk (bkv) ,Review ,medicine.disease_cause ,Nephropathy ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,Virology ,Cystitis ,medicine ,Humans ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,Kidney transplantation ,Kidney ,Polyomavirus Infections ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,BK virus ,Transplantation ,Tumor Virus Infections ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Infectious Diseases ,BK Virus ,business ,Medical literature - Abstract
Clinical diagnosis of kidney transplants related illnesses is not a simple task. Several studies were conducted to define diseases and complications after renal transplantation, but there are no comprehensive guidelines about diagnostic tools for their prevention and detection. The Authors of this review looked for the medical literature and pertinent publications in particular to understand the role of Human Polyomavirus BK (BKV) in renal failure and to recognize analytical techniques for BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN) detection.
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- 2008