BK polyomavirus: A newly recognized threat to transplanted kidneys
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2003 December;70(12):1056, 1059-1060, 1062, 1065-1066, 1068
December 1, 2003|Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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ABSTRACTReactivation of latent infection with BK polyomavirus is now being recognized as a cause of failure of renal allografts. An increasing serum creatinine concentration in a kidney transplant recipient should prompt a referral for reevaluation by the transplant center.
