BK Virus Infection and Risk Factors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
While immunosuppressive therapy is a well-recognized risk factor for BKV infection, our study highlights smoking and non-relative living donors as independent risk factors. Close monitoring of high-risk recipients and smoking cessation counseling should be prioritized to mitigate BKV infection risk.
Authors
- Ömer Faruk Akçay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-4938)
Institutions
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Practice and Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14744/cpr.2025.25025
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00