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SUBMITTER: Nass M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3305643 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nass Maximilian M Weissbrich Benedikt B Huber Moritz M Schneider Elisabeth Marion EM Weiss Manfred M
BMC research notes 20120216
<h4>Background</h4>Infections with polyomavirus BK virus (BKV) are a common cause of renal dysfunction after renal transplantation and may also be harmful in surgical patients with shock. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of BKV viremia in critically ill surgical patients with septic or hemorrhagic shock, and, if viremia is detectable, whether viremia may be associated with renal dysfunction.<h4>Findings</h4>A total of 125 plasma samples from 44 critically ill surgical ...[more]