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Correlation of BK Virus Neutralizing Serostatus With the Incidence of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients

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Background BK virus (BKV)-associated nephropathy is the second leading cause of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. Due to the high prevalence of persistent infection with BKV in the general… Click to show full abstract

Background BK virus (BKV)-associated nephropathy is the second leading cause of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. Due to the high prevalence of persistent infection with BKV in the general population, it is possible that either the transplant recipient or donor may act as the source of virus resulting in viruria and viremia. Although several studies suggest a correlation between donor-recipient serostatus and the development of BK viremia, specific risk factors for BKV-related complications in the transplant setting remain to be established. Methods We retrospectively determined the pretransplant BKV neutralizing serostatus of 116 donors (D)-recipient (R) pairs using infectious BKV neutralization assays with representatives from the 4 major viral serotypes. The neutralizing serostatus of donors and recipients was then correlated with the incidence of BK viremia during the first year posttransplantation. Results There were no significant differences in baseline demographics or transplant data among the 4 neutralizing serostatus groups, with the exception of calculated panel-reactive antibody which was lowest in the D+/R− group. Recipients of kidneys from donors with significant serum neutralizing activity (D+) had elevated risk for BK viremia, regardless of recipient serostatus (D+ versus D−: odd ratio, 5.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.9-12.7]; P = 0.0008). Furthermore, donor-recipient pairs with D+/R− neutralizing serostatus had the greatest risk for BK viremia (odds ratio, 4.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-14.6; P = 0.004). Conclusions Donor neutralizing serostatus correlates significantly with incidence of posttransplant BK viremia. Determination of donor-recipient neutralizing serostatus may be useful in assessing the risk of BKV infection in kidney transplant recipients.

Keywords: neutralizing serostatus; kidney transplant; viremia; serostatus; transplant recipients

Journal Title: Transplantation
Year Published: 2017

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