Role of urinary cytology in detecting human polyoma bk virus in kidney transplant recipients. A preliminary report.

Objective: To report data on the evaluation of the efficacy of urine cytology in detecting BK virus (BKV).

Material And Methods: Papanicolaou-stained cytospin preparations of randomly collected urine samples from 8 renal transplant (RTR) patients (5 males, 3 females, age: 23-63 years) who previously tested positive for BKV by PCR in urine or blood or both were studied. Urine sediment from 3 of the patients was processed for ultrastructural examination (EM).

Post-dialysis retention of blood lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis in Kuwait.

Background: The commonest cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) is coronary heart disease (CHD). It has been suggested that dyslipidaemia, an important CHD risk factor, may be worsened by dialysis. This study evaluated changes in blood lipoproteins and apolipoproteins after dialysis in ESRD patients on MHD.