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Detection of the BK virus in urban wastewater inlets into the Karun River [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Background and Objectives: The presence of the BK virus in wastewater indicates pollution, as it is shed in the urine of infected individuals. Over fifty percent of the human population remains asymptomatic for the BK virus. Reactivation of the BK virus
Parvaneh Bahrami, Afshin Takdastan, Manoochehr Makvandi, Sahand Jorfi, Mohammad Karimi Baba Ahmadi, Abdolkazem Neisi   +5 more
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Concomitant Polyoma BK Virus and West Nile Virus in Renal Allografts [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Surveillance of the renal allograft recipient is essential when monitoring renal function to detect the early onset of rejection and alter therapeutic treatments to treat acute rejection or other causes and improve long-term graft function.
Riddhish T. Sheth, Dalia Y. Ibrahim, Amira F. Gohara, Obi Ekwenna, Michael A. Rees, Deepak Malhotra, William T. Gunning   +6 more
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Risk factors for BK virus infection in DCD donor kidney transplant recipients [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundBK virus infection after kidney transplantation can negatively impact the prognosis of patients. However, current risk factor analyses primarily focus on BK virus nephropathy, while BK viruria and BK viruria progressing to BK viremia receive ...
Yiting Liu, Yiting Liu, Chenyang Kong, Chenyang Kong, Haochong Hu, Haochong Hu, Yalong Zhang, Yalong Zhang, Tianyu Wang, Tianyu Wang, Tao Qiu, Tao Qiu, Jiangqiao Zhou, Jiangqiao Zhou   +13 more
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BK Virus Infection and BK-Virus-Associated Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients. [PDF]

Genes (Basel), 2022
Poliomavirus BK virus (BKV) is highly infective, causing asymptomatic infections during childhood. After the initial infection, a stable state of latent infection is recognized in kidney tubular cells and the uroepithelium with negligible clinical consequences.
Borriello M, Ingrosso D, Perna AF, Lombardi A, Maggi P, Altucci L, Caraglia M.   +6 more
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Is Cauda Equina Involvement Related to BK Virus in Patients with Combined Immunodeficiency? [PDF]

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
The BK virus, an unenveloped double-stranded DNA virus, infects up to 90% of the population, The virus often remains dormant but can reactivate and cause illness under conditions of impaired cellular immunity.
Gamze Sonmez, Fatma Naz Cemre Kalaycı, Rahsan Gocmen, Yasemin Ozsurekcı, Deniz Cagdas   +4 more
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Frequency of BK virus genotypes in patients with colorectal cancer [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Background and Objectives: BK polyomavirus infection is prevalent and primarily asymptomatic, except for complications in kidney transplant recipients.
Mahsa Javadi, Gholamabbas Kaydani, Roya Pirmoradi, Abdolhassan Talaiezadeh, Azadeh Haghi Navand, Mohammad Karimi Baba Ahmadi, Manoochehr Makvandi   +6 more
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Designing a Registration System for Kidney Transplant Patients with BK Virus Infection in the Transplant Centers of Isfahan Province: Objectives, Design, and Introducing Under Study Indices [PDF]

International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Background: Notice to the importance of BK virus infection in kidney transplant patients, the present study aimed to present a protocol related to design aspects and implement a registration system for kidney transplant patients with BK virus infection ...
Mojgan Mortazavi, Firouzeh Moinzadeh, Shahrzad Shahidi, Shiva Seyrafian, Shahram Taheri, Mehdi Khajeh Azad   +5 more
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Target-specific peptides for BK virus agnoprotein identified through phage display screening: advancing antiviral therapeutics [PDF]

Scientific Reports
BK virus is implicated in polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) and hemorrhagic cystitis, particularly in kidney transplant recipients, affecting the functionality of the transplanted kidney and posing a risk of graft loss. Despite these challenges,
Xiaofei Xing, Jingxian Han, Keke Wang, Fuyun Tian, CuiXia Jiang, Wei Liang, Lin Qi, Xin Yue, Yinhang Wen, Yuwei Hu, Hui Qiao   +10 more
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BK Virus and Transplantation [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
As guest editors, we are pleased to present this Special Issue on BK virus (BKV) and transplantation with the intention of exploring some aspects related to BKV-associated diseases in transplant recipients, since they are still unclear [...]
Prezioso, Carla, Pietropaolo, Valeria
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Usefulness of BK virus-specific interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot assay for predicting the outcome of BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background/Aims To investigate if BK virus (BKV)-specific T cell immunity measured by an interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay can predict the outcome of BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).
Hyunjoo Bae, Do Hyun Na, Ji-Yeun Chang, Ki Hyun Park, Ji Won Min, Eun Jeong Ko, Hyeyoung Lee, Chul Woo Yang, Byung Ha Chung, Eun-Jee Oh   +9 more
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