| ||||
Copyright © 2008 Mischitelli et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Complications post renal transplantation: literature focus on BK virus nephropathy and diagnostic tools actually available Monica Mischitelli,1 Anna Bellizzi,1 Elena Anzivino,1 Daniela Fioriti,1 Renzo Boldorini,2 Umberto Miglio,2 Fernanda Chiarini,1 Franco Di Monaco,3 and Valeria Pietropaolo  11Department of Public Health Sciences, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy 2Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Amedeo Avogadro of East Piedmont, Novara, Italy 3Department of Urology, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy Corresponding author.Monica Mischitelli: monicamischitelli/at/virgilio.it; Anna Bellizzi: bellizzi.anna/at/yahoo.com; Elena Anzivino: elena.anzivino/at/virgilio.it; Daniela Fioriti: daniela.fioriti/at/tin.it; Renzo Boldorini: renzo.boldorini/at/med.unipmn.it; Umberto Miglio: umberto.miglio/at/med.unipmn.it; Fernanda Chiarini: fernanda.chiarini/at/uniroma1.it; Franco Di Monaco: francodimonaco/at/interfree.it; Valeria Pietropaolo: valeria.pietropaolo/at/uniroma1.it Received February 14, 2008; Accepted March 3, 2008. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | ||||
Abstract Clinical diagnosis of kidney transplants related illnesses is not a simple task. Several studies were conducted to define diseases and complications after renal transplantation, but there are no comprehensive guidelines about diagnostic tools for their prevention and detection. The Authors of this review looked for the medical literature and pertinent publications in particular to understand the role of Human Polyomavirus BK (BKV) in renal failure and to recognize analytical techniques for BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN) detection. | ||||
