BK Virus Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
BK virus (BKV) infection has a major negative impact on transplant recipients. No BKV-specific antiviral therapy is available, so there is an urgent need to develop new anti-BKV preventive and therapeutic strategies.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* BK positive * adult * ok to participed to research
Exclusion criteria
* under guardianship * under curatorship * opposed to research * deprived of liberty
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ability of the isolated monoclonal antibodies to neutralize all 3 BKV genotypes | 5 years | The neutralization titer will be defined as the dilution of the sample that produced 50% inhibition of pseudovirion infectivity (IC50) |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactAnne-Sophie U GEY
Outcome results
None listed