TY - JOUR AU - Nass, Maximilian AU - Weissbrich, Benedikt AU - Huber, Moritz AU - Schneider, Elisabeth Marion AU - Weiss, Manfred PY - 2012 DA - 2012/02/16 TI - BK viremia in critically ill surgical patients with hemorrhagic or septic shock JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 100 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Infections with polyomavirus BK virus (BKV) are a common cause of renal dysfunction after renal transplantation and may also be harmful in surgical patients with shock. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of BKV viremia in critically ill surgical patients with septic or hemorrhagic shock, and, if viremia is detectable, whether viremia may be associated with renal dysfunction. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-100 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-5-100 ID - Nass2012 ER -