Epidemiologic study and genotyping in renal transplant recipients BK virus

Incidence of BK Virus Nephropathy (BKVN) in Renal Transplant Recipients

BACKGROUND BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is one of the complications of renal transplantation that causes graft loss in renal transplant recipients. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of BKVN after renal transplantation in Hasheminejad Hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHODS In this analytical cross-sectional study, we evaluated 31 consecutive kidney transplant recipients (21 men and 10 women) for ...

Quantitation of BK Virus DNA for Diagnosis of BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients

Quantitative measurement of BK virus DNA (Q-BKDNA) has been used for the early diagnosis and monitoring of BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN). This study was designed to determine the BKDNA cutoff for the diagnosis of BKVAN. Between June 2005 and February 2007, 64 renal transplant recipients taken renal biopsies due to renal impairment submitted plasma and urine for Q-BKDNA. Eight BKVAN pa...

PREGNANCY IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

 ABSTRACT Background: Correction of the uremic state by a functioning allograft often restores fertility in women of reproductive age. The rate of fertility significantly differs between industrial countries, developing and middle east countries. On the other hand the results of pregnancy in Kidney Transplantation (KTP) patients are significantly better than hemodialysis patients, and pregnancy...

BK Virus Infection in Renal Allograft Recipients

BK virus infection is a challenging complication in renal allograft recipients and has been associated with hematuria, ureteral stenosis, nephropathy and malignancy. BK virus infection occurs early during childhood and the virus lays dormant in uroepithelial cells. Reactivation of the virus in renal transplant recipients is particularly worrisome because of its propensity to cause local damage ...

BK virus infection in renal allograft recipients.