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Prevalence and subtypes of BK virus in pediatric renal transplant recipients in Russia.
Pediatric transplantation - 1 Mar 2012
Momynaliev K T, Gorbatenko E V, Shevtsov A B, Gribanov O G, Babenko N N, Kaabak M M
Abstract excerpt
BKV reactivation is associated with impaired graft function in kidney transplant patients. The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of BKV infection in consecutive pediatric kidney transplant recipients at our center. Fifty-eight pediatric kidney transplant recipients were studied. The mean age at screening was 9.4 ± 2.8 yr, and samples were obtained at a median of 2.4 ± 1.4 yr after...
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