BK Virus Infection and Its Management in Renal Transplantation: An Update

BK virus (BKV) is a common opportunistic pathogen in kidney transplant recipients and one of the most challenging causes allograft dysfunction loss. Although over-immunosuppression remains primary risk factor for BKV infection after transplantation, male gender, older recipient age, prior rejection episodes, degree human leukocyte antigen mismatching, prolonged cold ischemia time, serostatus ureteral stent placement have all been implicated as factors. Routine screening post-renal important to prevent loss patients with viruria or viremia. Reduction immunosuppression mainstay nephropathy treatment studied intervention. In this review, we are going discuss epidemiology infection, strategies, options new studies evidence future.