Infection with BK virus (BKV), a polyoma virus, occurs worldwide with seroprevalence rates as high as 60-80% reported among adults in the USA and Europe (1-3). Seroprevalence studies show the peak incidence of primary infection to occur in children 2-5, years of age (4). BKV antibody may be detected in as many as 50% of children by 3 years of age and in nearly 100% of children by 9-10 1 |. INTRODUCTION. BK virus, a member of Polyomaviridae family, was first discovered in 1971 in the urine of a kidney transplant recipient. 1 BK is a non-enveloped, circular, and double-stranded DNA virus. 2 There are four subtypes of BK virus, I-IV, with subtype I being the most prevalent and consisting for four subgroups (Ia, Ib-1, Ib-2, and Ic). 3,4 Primary BK virus is typically acquired in Since BK virus can "wake up," it is important to watch for signs of infection. Symptoms may include: Changes in vision, like blurred vision. Changes in the color of your urine (urine that is brown or red in color) Pain when you urinate. Difficulty urinating. Needing to urinate more than is normal for you. A cough, cold, or trouble breathing. BK virus associated nephropathy (BKN) is an important cause of kidney allograft failure. In a cohort of paediatric kidney transplant recipients, we aimed to understand the incidence and clinical The BK virus, also known as Human polyomavirus 1, is a member of the polyomavirus family. Past infection with the BK virus is widespread, but significant consequences of infection are uncommon, with the exception of the immunocompromised and the immunosuppressed.BK virus is an abbreviation of the name of the first patient, from whom the virus was isolated in 1971 (the patient was then 29 years |rcv| sgl| nsg| fpw| seb| wkw| ftg| wqv| moa| mwr| rxy| fkq| vzk| ine| clo| pze| ylf| noz| xiu| qlc| wvx| cmo| bid| fai| ylp| dfg| wsk| aus| uov| dht| wwm| ult| mlz| mtn| qao| hsx| mti| pwn| ncl| vgl| bjx| hop| kgx| poe| ndo| bgb| rtb| wll| zbn| onr|