In this review we examine the literature related to emerging technologies that will help to
reshape the clinical microbiology laboratory. These topics include nucleic acid amplification …

SUMMARY BK polyomavirus (BKV) causes frequent infections during childhood and
establishes persistent infections within renal tubular cells and the uroepithelium, with …

Today the human polyomavirus (HPyV) family consists of 10 members, BK virus (BKV) and
JC virus (JCV) isolated 40 years ago and the more recently identified KI virus (KIPyV), WU …

Objectives To define guidelines for BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated haemorrhagic
cystitis (BKPyV-HC) after paediatric and adult HSCT. Methods Review of English literature …

The human polyomaviruses, BK virus and JC virus, have long been associated with serious
diseases including polyomavirus nephropathy and progressive multifocal …

More than 70% of the general population worldwide has serological evidence of exposure to
Polyomavirus hominis type 1, better known as BK virus (BKV). BKV infection typically occurs …

The association of BK virus infection with hemorrhagic cystitis in blood and marrow
transplant (BMT) recipients was first demonstrated two decades ago. During this time …

Background Hemorrhagic cystitis is a common cause of morbidity after allogeneic stem cell
transplantation, frequently associated with BK virus infection. We hypothesized that patients …

BK virus (BKV) reactivation has been increasingly associated with the occurrence of late-
onset hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (allo-HSCT) resulting in …

BK virus (BKV) is a polyomavirus that ubiquitously infects the human population. Following a
typically subclinical primary infection, BKV establishes a life-long persistent infection in the …