"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BK Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Pancreas Transplant Outcomes. Exp Clin Transplant. 2019 12; 17(6):796-802.
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Urothelial carcinoma of donor origin in a kidney transplant patient. J Immunother Cancer. 2016; 4:63.
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A Case of BK Nephropathy without Detectable Viremia or Viruria. Am J Case Rep. 2015 Aug 13; 16:532-5.
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Significant racial differences in the key factors associated with early graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. Am J Nephrol. 2014; 40(1):19-28.
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25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and opportunistic viral infections after kidney transplant. Exp Clin Transplant. 2014 Apr; 12(2):95-100.
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Leflunomide efficacy and pharmacodynamics for the treatment of BK viral infection. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Jun; 7(6):1003-9.
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Treatment of BK viremia in a pediatric heart transplant recipient. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 May; 31(5):552-3.
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Efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin for prophylaxis of polyomavirus BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2011 Aug; 17(8):1176-81.
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Case studies in cost effectiveness of molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases: pulmonary tuberculosis, enteroviral meningitis, and BK virus nephropathy. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Dec 01; 43(11):1463-7.
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Serum antibodies to JC virus, BK virus, simian virus 40, and the risk of incident adult astrocytic brain tumors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 May; 12(5):460-3.