The second international consensus guidelines on the management of BK polyomavirus in kidney transplantation

CN Kotton, N Kamar, D Wojciechowski, M Eder… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) remains a significant challenge after kidney transplantation.
International experts reviewed current evidence and updated recommendations according …

BK polyomavirus nephropathy in kidney transplantation: balancing rejection and infection

CL Shen, BS Wu, TJ Lien, AH Yang, CY Yang - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) and allograft rejection are two closely-associated
diseases on opposite ends of the immune scale in kidney transplant recipients. The principle …

BK polyomavirus in solid organ transplantation—Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

HH Hirsch, PS Randhawa… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The present AST‐IDCOP guidelines update information on BK polyomavirus (BKP yV)
infection, replication, and disease, which impact kidney transplantation (KT), but rarely non …

Randomized trial to assess the clinical utility of renal allograft monitoring by urine CXCL10 chemokine

P Hirt-Minkowski, J Handschin, S Stampf… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Urine CXCL10 is a promising noninvasive biomarker for detection of renal
allograft rejection. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical utility of renal allograft …

[HTML][HTML] An observational cohort study of histological screening for BK polyomavirus nephropathy following viral replication in plasma

E Cleenders, P Koshy, E Van Loon, K Lagrou… - Kidney international, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Systematic screening for BKPyV-DNAemia has been advocated to aid prevention
and treatment of polyomavirus associated nephropathy (PyVAN), an important cause of …

Characteristics, risk factors and outcome of BKV nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients: a case–control study

J Gras, A Le Flécher, A Dupont, J Vérine… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Following kidney transplantation, BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVN)
occurs in 1 to 10% of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) and represents a major cause of …

BK polyomavirus-specific antibody and T-cell responses in kidney transplantation: update

A Kaur, M Wilhelm, S Wilk… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BK polyomavirus-specific antibody and T-cell responses in ki... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases BK polyomavirus-specific antibody and T-cell responses in kidney transplantation …

Intravenous immunoglobulin as a preventive strategy against BK virus viremia and BKV‐associated nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients—results from a proof …

I Benotmane, M Solis, A Velay… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BK virus (BKV) replication occurs frequently in kidney transplant recipients (KTR), potentially
leading to BKV‐associated nephropathy (BKVAN) and graft loss. Patients with high titers of …

Urine CXCL10 to assess BK polyomavirus replication after kidney transplantation

J Haller, M Diebold, K Leuzinger, C Wehmeier… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background. Urine CXCL10 is a biomarker for renal allograft inflammation induced by
rejection, urinary tract infection, or BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) replication. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy

R Gately, E Milanzi, W Lim, A Teixeira-Pinto… - Kidney international …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) is associated with graft
dysfunction and loss; however, knowledge of immunosuppression reduction strategies and …