BACKGROUND: BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection and BKV nephropathy (BKVN) are risk factors for allograft function and survival. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed BK viremia and BKVN in 348 patients who received a kidney transplantation donated after brain death (n=232) or living donation (n=116) between 2008 and 2013. A total of 266 patients were treated with standard immunosuppression consisting of basiliximab induction, calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), and mycophenolic acid (MPA, n=219) or everolimus (n=47); 82 patients received more intense immunosuppression with lymphocyte depletion, CNI and MPA (n=38) or everolimus (n=44). RESULTS: BK viremia occurred in 33 (9.5%) patients in the first year and in 7 (2.0%) recipients in the second year after transplantation. BKVN occurred in 4 (1.1%) patients in the first year. Donor and recipient age, diabetes, previous transplantation, and type of transplantation (donated after brain death vs living donation) were not risk factors (P>.05). BK incidence did not differ depending on induction or maintenance immunosuppression. CONCLUSION: Incidence of BK viremia is independent of recipient characteristics, type of transplantation as well as induction and maintenance immunosuppression.
BACKGROUND: BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection and BKV nephropathy (BKVN) are risk factors for allograft function and survival. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed BK viremia and BKVN in 348 patients who received a kidney transplantation donated after brain death (n=232) or living donation (n=116) between 2008 and 2013. A total of 266 patients were treated with standard immunosuppression consisting of basiliximab induction, calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), and mycophenolic acid (MPA, n=219) or everolimus (n=47); 82 patients received more intense immunosuppression with lymphocyte depletion, CNI and MPA (n=38) or everolimus (n=44). RESULTS:BK viremia occurred in 33 (9.5%) patients in the first year and in 7 (2.0%) recipients in the second year after transplantation. BKVN occurred in 4 (1.1%) patients in the first year. Donor and recipient age, diabetes, previous transplantation, and type of transplantation (donated after brain death vs living donation) were not risk factors (P>.05). BK incidence did not differ depending on induction or maintenance immunosuppression. CONCLUSION: Incidence of BK viremia is independent of recipient characteristics, type of transplantation as well as induction and maintenance immunosuppression.
Authors: Samir G Mallat; Bassem Y Tanios; Houssam S Itani; Tamara Lotfi; Ciaran McMullan; Steven Gabardi; Elie A Akl; Jamil R Azzi Journal: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Date: 2017-06-02 Impact factor: 8.237
Authors: Camilla Lorant; Gabriel Westman; Anders Bergqvist; Bengt von Zur-Mühlen; Britt-Marie Eriksson Journal: Ann Transplant Date: 2022-01-12 Impact factor: 1.530