Uncommon BK polyomaviruses detected in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients

Saagar M Chokshi1, Elizabeth A Odegard1, Heidi L Meeds1

  • 1Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

The role of viral diversity in the pathogenesis of BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated disease is poorly understood. Here, we report near full-length BKPyV genome sequences from two allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients infected with BKPyV genotype II, which is uncommon in the USA.