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Table 5 Virologic course and endpoint diagnosis

From: The risk factors associated with post-transplantation BKPyV nephropathy and BKPyV DNAemia: a prospective study in kidney transplant recipients

BKPyV load

FAS (n = 205)

BKPyVAN (n = 10)

Non-BKPyVAN (n = 195)

OR

95% CI

p-value

High DNAemia - Persistent (%)

7

1 (14)

6 (86)

3.5

0.28-28

0.30

High DNAemia - Transient (%)

26

7 (27)

19 (73)

22

5.1–79

< 0.0001*

Low DNAemia (%)

19

2 (11)

17 (89)

2.6

0.52-13

0.23

Urine only (%)

28

0 (0)

28 (100)

0.0

0.0-2.2

0.36

BKPyV negative (%)

125

0 (0)

125 (100)

0.0

0.0-0.2

< 0.0001*

  1. Comparison of virological course and outcome of BKPyVAN by Fisher’s exact test. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant.