The Accuracy of Blood Nucleic Acid Testing to Predict BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy Varies by Clinical Context
Test performance of QNAT in transplant recipients varies markedly according to clinical context. A negative QNAT in surveillance programs reliably rules out BKVAN. However, although positive results confirm BKV reactivation, QNAT levels could not accurately distinguish tissue-invasive infection at any threshold value.
Authors
- Brian J. Nankivell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2300-0287)
Institutions
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001845
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00