Mismatched Blood Types between Donors and Recipients Increase the Risk of BK Viremia One Year after Kidney Transplantation
This study revealed an association between blood type mismatch and increased BK viremia in kidney transplant recipients, highlighting a modifiable risk factor for clinicians in organ procurement.
Authors
- Eviatar Nesher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-2688)
- Haim Ben‐Zvi
- Vered Yahalom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5043-8690)
- Ruth Rahamimov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1346-3771)
- Dana Bielopolski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9476-0032)
- Shelly Lichtenberg
- Tali Steinmetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-9156)
- Dafna Yahav
- Boris Zingerman
- Benaya Rozen‐Zvi
- Dana Sigawi
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Ono Academic College (IL)
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Migal - Galilee Technology Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Transplantation
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70478
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00