BK Viremia Was Not Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. Few studies have evaluated whether BK polyomavirus (BKV) infections are associated with kidney disease in the HCT population, and results have not been conclusive.

Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - January 24, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Chiara Wychera, Elizabeth R. Duke, Hannah Imlay, Hu Xie, Wendy M. Leisenring, Garrett Nichols, Michael Boeckh, Janet A. Englund, Joshua Hill, Sangeeta Hingorani Tags: 496 Source Type: research