Chapter 19

BK Polyomavirus and Polyomavirus-associated Nephropathy

Hans H. Hirsch

19.1 Screening, diagnosis and intervention for polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PyVAN) after renal transplantation

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19.2 Screening for BK virus (BKV) replication in kidney transplant recipientsa

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19.3 Screening for BKV replication and PyVAN in non-kidney solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients

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19.4 Treatment of BKV viremia or PyVAN by modification of maintenance immunosuppression

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