Safety and adverse events profiles of intravenous gammaglobulin products used for immunomodulation: a single-center experience.

Intravenous Ig (IVIg) products are used in various medical conditions. Differences in excipients account for most adverse events (AE). Reports of complications including acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute renal failure (ARF) have emerged.

Co-infection of polyomavirus-BK and cytomegalovirus in renal transplant recipients.

Background: Polyomavirus-BK (BK) is a significant cause of allograft dysfunction in renal transplant recipients. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK infection are thought to be possible risk factors for one another, but no supporting data are yet available.

Methods: The authors monitored BK and CMV infection by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 69 renal transplant recipients with serum creatinine elevation to determine the prevalence of co-infection.