Evaluation of the Luminex ARIES® system for the detection and quantification of BK virus (BKV) DNA in plasma samples from kidney transplant recipients

BK virus (BKV) nephropathy is a serious complication in renal transplant recipients due to the need for immunosuppression. Nearly 50% of renal transplant patients with BKV nephropathy experience a significant loss of function of the transplanted kidney. It is routine practice to screen renal transplant recipients regularly for BK viremia. In this study, we compared the performance of BKV quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyte specific...