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SUBMITTER: Laskin BL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4515143 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Laskin Benjamin L BL Sullivan Kathleen E KE Hester Jeff J Goebel Jens J Davies Stella M SM Jodele Sonata S
Pediatric blood & cancer 20150401 9
BK virus (BKV) is associated with kidney and bladder disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) but less is known about the seroprevalence of pre-transplant antibodies to BKV in children. We measured BKV IgG antibody titers in 36 children before HCT. BKV IgG antibodies were detected in all 36 patients, with 28/36 (77.8%) developing BK viremia in the first 100 days. Pre-HCT BKV IgG antibody titers >1:40,960 were protective against later BK viremia ≥10,000 copies/ml. The seroprevalence ...[more]