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BK virus and SV40 co-infection in polyomavirus nehropathy1
1 Dec 2002
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polyomavirus (PV) nephropathy has been attributed to reactivation of BK virus (BKV) or more rarely JC virus (JCV). The simian virus (SV) 40 is PV that was likely introduced into the human population through contaminated vaccines. The purpose of this study was to identify and characterize the PV that is associated with PV nephropathy. METHODS: The clinical diagnosis of PV nephropathy (PVN) was made in...
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