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JC virus evolution and its association with human populations [PDF]
, 2006 The ubiquitous human polyomavirus JC (JCV) is a small double-stranded DNA virus that establishes a persistent infection, and it is often transmitted from parents to children.
Edward C. Holmes +7 more
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Acute Kidney Injury and BK Polyomavirus in Urine Sediment Cells
, 2023 Polyomaviruses are widespread, with BK viruses being most common in humans who require immunosuppression due to allotransplantation. Infection with BK polyomavirus (BKV) may manifest as BK virus-associated nephropathy and hemorrhagic cystitis ...
Daniela Anna Gerges +9 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundBK polyomavirus replication leads to progressive tubulointerstitial nephritis and ureteral stenosis, with a considerable risk of subsequent graft failure in kidney transplant recipients. Since specific antiviral therapies are lacking, new tools
Kenza Zoubir +14 more
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The in vitro effect of monensin on BK polyomavirus replication.
The new microbiologica, 1995 The in vitro effect of monensin, a linear polyether, on the infection of Vero cells by BK polyomavirus, was investigated. Data reported in this paper showed an inhibition of BK viral replication by monensin as monitored by immunofluorescence and molecular hybridization.
PIETROPAOLO, Valeria Antonietta +4 more
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The Pacific lineage (2E) of JC polyomavirus is prevalent in Sumba Island, Eastern Indonesia [PDF]
, 2008 Recent studies have identified a Pacific lineage (2E) of JC polyomavirus (also designated as JC virus or JCV) that occurs in both Island Southeast Asia and Oceania, but not in mainland Asia.
Nakazawa, Minato +11 more
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BK polyomavirus—pathogen, paradigm and puzzle
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2019 AbstractBK virus is a polyomavirus with seroprevalence rates of 80% in adults. Infection is usually acquired during childhood, and the virus is benign or pathologic depending on immune status. The virus reactivates in immunodeficiency states, mostly among transplant (either kidney or bone marrow) recipients.
Suman Krishna Kotla +3 more
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Previous studies regarding the prevention of BK viremia following renal transplantation with fluoroquinolone have yielded conflicting results. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the evidence regarding the efficacy of fluoroquinolone in ...
Tu-Run Song +6 more
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Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2022 Purpose: Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) which occurs in 9%–31% of recipients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality.
Ayça Koca Yozgat +7 more
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BK Virus in Cancer Development
Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2018 Polyomavirus (PyV) was discovered by accident in 1950 in the course of describing an infectious factor causing multiple tumours in rodents. The term is derived from two Greek words: poly (many) and oma (tumour).
Pasternak Justyna +2 more
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Detection of Bk Polyomavirus Antigen in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2023 Background: BK polyomavirus that is acquired in early childhood as BKPyV is near ubiquitous in adults with a seroprevalence of >80%, it has been found as the main cause of hemorrhagic cystitis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients, due to
Safa H Ali , +3 more
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