Young Patients with Alport Syndrome at Higher Risk for Kidney Infections with BK Virus after Transplant, Study Finds
Children and adolescents with Alport syndrome who underwent kidney transplants are at higher risk for developing kidney infections by BK virus, a South Korean study suggests. The study, “Higher Incidence of BK Virus Nephropathy in Pediatric Kidney Allograft Recipients with Alport Syndrome,” was published in the Journal of…