BK DNAemia in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: Predictors and outcomes

Abstract

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage kidney disease. Due to recent advances in immunosuppression (IS), posttransplant infections have emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. BK virus is a common infection seen after pediatric kidney transplantation. BK virus is a non-encapsulated, double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Polyomaviridae family of viruses. 1 It is widespread in the general population with a seroprevalence rate of