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Incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and clinical management of BK viremia in the modern era of kidney transplantation

Authors :
Denis Qeska
Rebecca Bic Kay Wong
Olusegun Famure
Yanhong Li
Hilary Pang
Xin Yun Liang
Mary Parker Zhu
Shahid Husain
Sang Joseph Kim
Source :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyREFERENCES.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

BK viremia is endemic among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and clinical management of detectable versus high BK viremia have not been considered previously in KTR in the modern era. This observational study examined KTR transplanted between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2016. Any BK viral load in the serum constituted detectable BK viremia and ≥10

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ISSN :
13993062
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyREFERENCES
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f86bab167daeddcbaa7f3e115682a444