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Levofloxacin for BK virus prophylaxis following kidney transplantation: a randomized clinical trial.

JAMA

November 2014

Department of Medicine, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada12Center for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada13Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachuset.

Importance: BK virus infection is a significant complication of modern immunosuppression used in kidney transplantation. Viral reactivation occurs first in the urine (BK viruria) and is associated with a high risk of transplant failure. There are currently no therapies to prevent or treat BK virus infection.

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