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A longitudinal molecular surveillance study of human polyomavirus viremia in heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients.

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Razonable, RR; Brown, RA; Humar, A; Covington, E; Alecock, E; Paya, CV; PV16000 Study Group,
Published in: J Infect Dis
October 15, 2005

In this study of 263 heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients, BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) DNAemia were observed most commonly in kidney and/or pancreas transplant patients (26%), although they were also observed, to a lesser extent, in heart (7%) and liver (4%) transplant patients. The majority of episodes of polyomavirus DNAemia were subclinical, although, in some cases, BKV DNAemia was associated with kidney rejection, and JCV DNAemia was accompanied by nonspecific symptoms. Hence, BKV and JCV DNAemia are not uncommon during the first year after kidney, heart, liver, and pancreas transplantation, and they could be associated with certain clinical syndromes in transplant patients.

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J Infect Dis

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ISSN

0022-1899

Publication Date

October 15, 2005

Volume

192

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1349 / 1354

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viremia
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Polyomavirus Infections
  • Polyomavirus
  • Pancreas
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Microbiology
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Liver
  • Kidney
 

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Razonable, R. R., Brown, R. A., Humar, A., Covington, E., Alecock, E., Paya, C. V., & PV16000 Study Group, . (2005). A longitudinal molecular surveillance study of human polyomavirus viremia in heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients. J Infect Dis, 192(8), 1349–1354. https://doi.org/10.1086/466532
Razonable, Raymund R., Robert A. Brown, Atul Humar, Emma Covington, Emma Alecock, Carlos V. Paya, and Carlos V. PV16000 Study Group. “A longitudinal molecular surveillance study of human polyomavirus viremia in heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients.J Infect Dis 192, no. 8 (October 15, 2005): 1349–54. https://doi.org/10.1086/466532.
Razonable RR, Brown RA, Humar A, Covington E, Alecock E, Paya CV, et al. A longitudinal molecular surveillance study of human polyomavirus viremia in heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients. J Infect Dis. 2005 Oct 15;192(8):1349–54.
Razonable, Raymund R., et al. “A longitudinal molecular surveillance study of human polyomavirus viremia in heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients.J Infect Dis, vol. 192, no. 8, Oct. 2005, pp. 1349–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/466532.
Razonable RR, Brown RA, Humar A, Covington E, Alecock E, Paya CV, PV16000 Study Group. A longitudinal molecular surveillance study of human polyomavirus viremia in heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients. J Infect Dis. 2005 Oct 15;192(8):1349–1354.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Infect Dis

DOI

ISSN

0022-1899

Publication Date

October 15, 2005

Volume

192

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1349 / 1354

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viremia
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Polyomavirus Infections
  • Polyomavirus
  • Pancreas
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Microbiology
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Liver
  • Kidney