"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BK Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Consensus Definitions of BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients for Clinical Trials. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 09 30; 75(7):1210-1216.
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BK virus screening and management practices among US renal transplant programs: a survey. Transpl Int. 2015 Nov; 28(11):1339-41.
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BK polyomavirus reactivation after reduced-intensity double umbilical cord blood cell transplantation. Transpl Immunol. 2015 Mar; 32(2):116-20.
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Transitional cell carcinoma arising within a pediatric donor renal transplant in association with BK nephropathy. Transplantation. 2013 Mar 15; 95(5):e28-30.
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Ureteral stents: a risk factor for polyomavirus BK viremia in kidney transplant recipients undergoing protocol screening. Transplant Proc. 2011 Sep; 43(7):2641-4.
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Update on human polyomavirus BK nephropathy. Diagn Cytopathol. 2009 Oct; 37(10):773-9.
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BKV and JCV large T antigen-specific CD8+ T cell response in HLA A*0201+ kidney transplant recipients with polyomavirus nephropathy and patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. J Clin Virol. 2008 Jun; 42(2):198-202.
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Frequency and phenotype of JC virus-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. J Virol. 2007 Apr; 81(7):3361-8.
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Interplay of cellular and humoral immune responses against BK virus in kidney transplant recipients with polyomavirus nephropathy. J Virol. 2006 Apr; 80(7):3495-505.
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Analysis of 15 novel full-length BK virus sequences from three individuals: evidence of a high intra-strain genetic diversity. J Gen Virol. 2004 Sep; 85(Pt 9):2651-2663.