Lorentzen, Elias Myrvoll; Henriksen, Stian; Kaur, Amandeep; Kro, Grete Birkeland; Hammarström, Clara; Hirsch, Hans H; Midtvedt, Karsten; Rinaldo, Christine Hanssen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed; Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-01-10)
<i>Background</i> - BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) causes premature graft failure in 1 to 15% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients. High-level BKPyV-viruria and BKPyV-DNAemia precede polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PyVAN), and guide clinical management decisions. In most cases, BKPyV appears to come from the donor kidney, but data from biopsy-proven PyVAN cases are lacking. Here, we report the early ...