BK virus salivary shedding and viremia in renal transplant recipients

• Main Authors: Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento (Author), Michelle Palmieri (Author), Gustavo Souza Galvão (Author), Tânia Regina Tozetto-Mendoza (Author), Cynthia Motta do Canto (Author), Ligia Camera Pierrotti (Author), Elias David-Neto (Author), Fabiana Agena (Author), Marina Gallottini (Author), Claudio Sergio Pannuti (Author), Maria Cristina Domingues Fink (Author), Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to verify the presence of polyomavirus BK (BKPyV) in the saliva of kidney transplant recipients and to correlate it with blood viremia. Material and Methods: We have conducted a cross-sectional study with a sample involving 126 renal transplant recipients. 126 s...