Diagnostic utility of urine cytology in detection of decoy cells in renal transplant patients: Report of five cases and review of literature
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DOI: 10.1002/dc.24337
Abstract: BK polyoma virus (PV) is one of the commonest post‐transplant viral infections, affecting approximately 15% of renal transplantation recipients, leading to graft failure in more than half of cases. The epithelial cells with polyoma viral… read more here.
Keywords: transplant patients; decoy cells; renal transplant; urine cytology ... See more keywords
Prediction of Early BK Virus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients by the Number of Cells With Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies (Decoy Cells)
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DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000000759
Abstract: Background BK virus (BKV) is the cause of nephropathy. Because BKV nephropathy can progress to graft loss, early diagnosis of BKV infection is very important. In this study, we aimed to investigate the utility of… read more here.
Keywords: viremia group; infection; bkv; decoy cells ... See more keywords
Presence of decoy cells for 6 months on urine cytology efficiently predicts BK virus nephropathy in renal transplant recipients
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DOI: 10.1111/iju.14679
Abstract: To investigate the association between duration of consecutive presence of decoy cells on urine cytology and BK virus nephropathy after kidney transplantation. read more here.
Keywords: virus nephropathy; cytology; decoy cells; presence decoy ... See more keywords