Native kidney BK virus nephropathy, a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a growing base of literature describing BK nephropathy (BKVN) in patients outside of the setting of kidney transplant. Previous systematic reviews of the literature have been limited by methodology or by the scope of patients included.

Study design and methods

Systematic Review (Prospero # CRD42018088524).

Setting & population

Patients without kidney transplant who had biopsy-proven BKVN.

Selection criteria for studies

Full-text articles that describe native BKVN patient cases.

Analytical approach

Descriptive synthesis.

Results

The search identified 630 unique articles of which 51 were included in the final review. Sixty-five cases (including two new cases presented in this review) were identified, all but one occurred in the s

SUBMITTER: Shah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197190 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature