From: Optimal use of plasma and urine BK viral loads for screening and predicting BK nephropathy
Characteristic | Fortnightly (n = 72) | 3-monthly (n = 78) | p-value |
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First positive urine viral load | 3.27 (3.03–4.25) | 6.71 (4.90–8.23) | <0.001 |
First positive plasma viral load | 3.18 (2.88–3.78) | 3.30 (2.89–4.19) | 0.603 |
Peak urinary viral load | 7.96 (4.54–9.70) | 7.88 (5.76–9.52) | 0.911 |
Peak plasma viral load | 3.85 (3.20–5.28) | 4.23 (3.26–5.11) | 0.965 |
Time to first positive urine viral load | 63 (28–100) | 97 (90–131) | 0.001 |
Time to first positive plasma viral load | 80 (52–155) | 95 (73–120) | 0.536 |
eGFR at 12 months | 47.0 (34.1–57.9) | 44.9 (35.8–60.0) | 0.870 |
BK nephropathy | 4 (5.55) | 8 (10.26) | 0.372 |