"BK Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.
| Descriptor ID |
D001739
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.210.620.615.100 B04.613.204.670.615.100
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| Concept/Terms |
BK Virus- BK Virus
- Polyomavirus, BK
- Polyomavirus hominis 1
- BK polyomavirus
- Human Polyomavirus BK
- Polyomavirus BK, Human
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BK Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Association of donor hepatitis C virus infection status and risk of BK polyomavirus viremia after kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2022 02; 22(2):599-609.
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Comparison of Immunohistochemical Staining for Large T Antigen and Capsid Protein VP1 in BK Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy. Nephron. 2020; 144 Suppl 1:28-36.
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Variability in assessing for BK viremia: whole blood is not reliable and plasma is not above reproach - a retrospective analysis. Transpl Int. 2017 Jul; 30(7):670-678.
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BK polyomavirus infection in pediatric heart transplant recipients: a prospective study. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Mar; 21(2).
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Prevalence of BK polyomavirus infection and association with renal dysfunction in pediatric heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Feb; 34(2):222-6.
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Results of repeat renal transplantation after graft loss from BK virus nephropathy. Transplantation. 2011 Oct 15; 92(7):781-6.
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BK virus nephropathy in a pediatric autologous stem-cell transplant recipient. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Mar; 56(3):495-7.
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BK virus infection is associated with hematuria and renal impairment in recipients of allogeneic hematopoetic stem cell transplants. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2009 Sep; 15(9):1038-1048.e1.
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Native BK viral nephropathy in a pediatric heart transplant recipient. Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Jun; 14(4):E38-41.
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Treatment of renal allograft polyoma BK virus infection with leflunomide. Transplantation. 2006 Mar 15; 81(5):704-10.