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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2023; 13(6): 309-320
Published online Dec 18, 2023. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i6.309
Published online Dec 18, 2023. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i6.309
BK viral infection: A review of management and treatment
June Hayrelle Gorriceta, Department of Medicine, St Francis Hospital-Bartlett, Bartlett, TN 38133, United States
Amy Lopez Otbo, Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon 1112, Phili
Genta Uehara, Maria Aurora Posadas Salas, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Author contributions: Gorriceta JH contributed to the manuscript, revised the manuscript; Lopez Otbo A contributed to the manuscript, revised the manuscript; Uehara G contributed to the manuscript, revised the manuscript; Posadas Salas MA conceptualized the manuscript, contributed to the manuscript, revised the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Maria Aurora Posadas Salas, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, No. 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, United States. posadas@musc.edu
Received: September 8, 2023
Peer-review started: September 10, 2023
First decision: September 29, 2023
Revised: November 15, 2023
Accepted: November 30, 2023
Article in press: November 30, 2023
Published online: December 18, 2023
Processing time: 100 Days and 9.5 Hours
Peer-review started: September 10, 2023
First decision: September 29, 2023
Revised: November 15, 2023
Accepted: November 30, 2023
Article in press: November 30, 2023
Published online: December 18, 2023
Processing time: 100 Days and 9.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: BK viral infection is a significant post-transplant infection, which can result in kidney dysfunction if left unaddressed. The mainstay approach to BK infection is reduction of immunosuppression. Data on specific therapies have remained equivocal. In this article, we will review recent evidence available in literature on treatment approaches to BK viral infection.