| Literature DB >> 9244421 |
E S Sandler1, V M Aquino, E Goss-Shohet, S Hinrichs, K Krisher.
Abstract
BK papova virus infection is frequently seen after bone marrow transplantation as a causative agent of hemorrhagic cystitis. We report an 8-month-old child with osteopetrosis who died of a severe interstitial pneumonia after receiving an unrelated umbilical cord transplant. On autopsy, BK virus was detected in the lung tissue using immunofluorescence assay, cell culture and PCR. No other pathogens were recovered. BK virus infection should be considered as a cause of interstitial pneumonia in children undergoing transplantation.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9244421 PMCID： PMC7101754 DOI： 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700849
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bone Marrow Transplant ISSN： 0268-3369 Impact factor: 5.483