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BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy

Ali Chaito, Mouhamad Nasser, Hussein Karnib, Amal Hamieh.


Abstract
BK virus (BKV) pneumonia is a rare entity especially seen in immunosuppressed patients, for which cidofovir is the used treatment option. We describe a case of a young female patient who presented for altered kidney function six months following kidney transplantation for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and was found to have BKV nephritis. Her in-hospital stay was complicated by BKV pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation, in addition to CMV colitis. She was treated with leflunomide/ciprofloxacin and ganciclovir for her pneumonia and colitis, respectively. The patient improved clinically except that her kidney function deteriorated. Leflunomide/ciprofloxacin combination may constitute an effective and safe alternative to cidofovir for the treatment of BKV pneumonia, in particular when cidofovir is not available. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 11(1):36-41.

Key words: BK virus pneumonia; CMV colitis; Kidney transplantation; Leflunomide; Ciprofloxacin


 
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Chaito A, Nasser M, Karnib H, Hamieh A. BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021; 11(1): 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222

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Chaito A, Nasser M, Karnib H, Hamieh A. BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657230 [Access: January 09, 2025]. doi:10.5799/jmid.897222

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Chaito A, Nasser M, Karnib H, Hamieh A. BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021; 11(1): 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


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Chaito A, Nasser M, Karnib H, Hamieh A. BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2021), [cited January 09, 2025]; 11(1): 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


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Chaito, A., Nasser, . M., Karnib, . H. & Hamieh, . A. (2021) BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 11 (1), 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


Turabian Style

Chaito, Ali, Mouhamad Nasser, Hussein Karnib, and Amal Hamieh. 2021. BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 11 (1), 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


Chicago Style

Chaito, Ali, Mouhamad Nasser, Hussein Karnib, and Amal Hamieh. "BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 11 (2021), 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Chaito, Ali, Mouhamad Nasser, Hussein Karnib, and Amal Hamieh. "BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 11.1 (2021), 36-41 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Chaito, A., Nasser, . M., Karnib, . H. & Hamieh, . A. (2021) BK Virus Pneumonia with CMV Colitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: First Successful Treatment with Non-Cidofovir Based Therapy. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 11 (1), 36-41 . doi:10.5799/jmid.897222


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