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Nephrology
Usefulness of BK virus-specific interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot assay for predicting the outcome of BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients
Hyunjoo Bae, Do Hyun Na, Ji-Yeun Chang, Ki Hyun Park, Ji Won Min, Eun Jeong Ko, Hyeyoung Lee, Chul Woo Yang, Byung Ha Chung, Eun-Jee Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):164-174. Published online April 3, 2020
Background/Aims: To investigate if BK virus (BKV)-specific T cell immunity measured by an interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay can predict the outcome of BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Methods: We included 68 KTRs with different viremia status (no virem..
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Risk factors in the progression of BK virus-associated nephropathy in renal transplant recipients
Hae Min Lee, In-Ae Jang, Dongjae Lee, Eun Jin Kang, Bum Soon Choi, Cheol Whee Park, Yeong Jin Choi, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Byung Ha Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):865-872. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is an important cause of allograft dysfunction in kidney transplant recipients. It has an unfavorable clinical course, and no definite treatment guidelines have yet been established. Here, we report our center’s experience with biopsy-proven ..
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Hemato-oncology
Treatment of BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis with low-dose intravenous cidofovir in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Seung-Shin Lee, Jae-Sook Ahn, Sung-Hoon Jung, Seo-Yeon Ahn, Jae-Yong Kim, Hee-Chang Jang, Seung-Ji Kang, Mi-Ok Jang, Deok-Hwan Yang, Yeo-Kyeoung Kim, Je-Jung Lee, Hyeoung-Joon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):212-218. Published online February 27, 2015
Background/Aims: BK virus (BKV) has been associated with late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Cidofovir has been used at higher doses ( 3 to 5 mg/kg/wk) with probenecid prophylaxis; however, cidofovir may result in nephrotoxicity or cy..
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