Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of urinary symptoms leading to BK virus testing

Overall (N = 77)BKV negative (n = 44)BKV positive (n = 33)P*
Time to BKV testing, median (range), d 83 (0-559) 87 (0-559) 75 (2-511) .979 
Time to symptom onset, median (range), d 67 (−3 to 559) 87 (−3 to 559) 61 (2-508) .673 
Symptom duration, median (range), d 44.5 (0-432) 7 (0-432) 79 (2-385) .009 
Urinary BK viral load, median (range), copies/mL   6.5 × 108 (1.2 × 103 to 2 × 1010 
Maximum grade of hematuria    .006 
 0 42 (54.5) 31 (70.5) 11 (33.3)  
 1 9 (11.7) 2 (4.5) 7 (21.2)  
 2 15 (19.5) 8 (18.2) 7 (21.2)  
 3 8 (10.4) 3 (6.8) 5 (15.2)  
 4 3 (3.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (9.1)  
Number of BKV episodes     
 1   26 (78.8)  
 >1   7 (21.2)  
BKV detection in blood   10/16 (62.5)  
Overall (N = 77)BKV negative (n = 44)BKV positive (n = 33)P*
Time to BKV testing, median (range), d 83 (0-559) 87 (0-559) 75 (2-511) .979 
Time to symptom onset, median (range), d 67 (−3 to 559) 87 (−3 to 559) 61 (2-508) .673 
Symptom duration, median (range), d 44.5 (0-432) 7 (0-432) 79 (2-385) .009 
Urinary BK viral load, median (range), copies/mL   6.5 × 108 (1.2 × 103 to 2 × 1010 
Maximum grade of hematuria    .006 
 0 42 (54.5) 31 (70.5) 11 (33.3)  
 1 9 (11.7) 2 (4.5) 7 (21.2)  
 2 15 (19.5) 8 (18.2) 7 (21.2)  
 3 8 (10.4) 3 (6.8) 5 (15.2)  
 4 3 (3.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (9.1)  
Number of BKV episodes     
 1   26 (78.8)  
 >1   7 (21.2)  
BKV detection in blood   10/16 (62.5)  

Unless otherwise noted, data are n (%).

BKV, BK virus.

*

Mann-Whitney U test was used for quantitative variables, and Pearson’s χ2 test was used for categorical variables.

Only 16 patients were tested for BK virus in blood and urine.

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