Estimated graft reject rate in renal transplant recipient with BK virus infection; a summary from an Indochina country

BK virus is a new problematic emerging infectious disease. This viral infection can induce kidney problem. The important clinical problem is on the renal transplant recipient. The BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is a totally unwanted outcome of the infection. Graft rejection is reported as a possible complication in BKVAN (۱, ۲). In BKVAN, the immunopathological process can result in tubulointerstitial inflammatory response and can progress to graft rejection (۳).