A cluster of BK polyomavirus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Hiroki HosoiShogo MurataTetsuro SuzukiTian-Cheng LiKazuo HatanakaKeiko Tanaka-TayaToshiki MushinoKodai KuriyamaShinobu TamuraNobuyoshi HanaokaTakashi Sonoki

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2021)

Our study suggests that nosocomial BKV infections may occur after HSCT. Although many cases of BKV-HC are caused by the reactivation of a latent virus, it is necessary to employ appropriate hygiene measures when cases of BKV-HC occur.

Keyphrases

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
acute myeloid leukemia
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
acinetobacter baumannii
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
drug resistant
klebsiella pneumoniae
oral health