Scheila do Socorro Vasconcelos Ávila da Costa, Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro, Ana Paula do Vale Viegas, Keyla Santos Guedes de Sá, Silvia Regina da Cruz, Sandra Souza Lima, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto, Igor Brasil Costa, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
The polyomaviruses that infect humans, JC virus (JCV) and BK virus (BKV), can establish persistent infections in the cells that make up the renal system, causing nephritis and BKV-associated nephropathy in up to 10% of renal transplant patients, and of these, 90% lose the graft and return for hemodialysis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of polyomaviruses (PyV) in the population with chronic kidney disease (CKD), classified into three groups (conservative, dialysis, and transplanted) and a control group...
December 23, 2022: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease