Association of BKV viremia and nephropathy with adverse alloimmune outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.
Christie RampersadChristopher WiebeRobert BalshawJared BullardIan W GibsonAaron TrachtenbergJames ShawArmelle Perez Cortes VillalobosMartin KarpinskiAviva GoldbergPatricia BirkMaury N PinskDavid N RushPeter W NickersonJulie HoPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2024)
Recipients with BKV had increased risk of TCMR independent of induction immunosuppression and conventional alloimmune risk measures. Recipients with high-risk RAMM experienced increased TCMR risk. Future studies on optimizing immunosuppression for BKV should explore nuanced risk stratification and may consider novel measures of alloimmune risk.