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Early predictors of one-year mortality in patients over 65 presenting with ANCA-associated renal vasculitis: a retrospective, multicentre study
BACKGROUND: The risk of early death is particularly high in patients over the age of 65 presenting with antineutrophil cytoplasmic …
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Low birth weight associates with glomerular area in young male IgA nephropathy patients
In a recent study we demonstrated that low birth weight (LBW) was associated with increased risk of progressive IgA nephropathy …
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Systolic and diastolic dysfunction affects kidney outcomes in hospitalized patients
BACKGROUNDS: Knowledge on cross-talk between the heart and kidney has been established by basic and clinical research. Nevertheless, the effects …
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Urinary biomarkers for early detection of platinum based drugs induced nephrotoxicity
BACKGROUND: Nephrotoxicity is a major hazard complicating the use of platinum based drugs (PBD), which can hinder using higher doses …
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Safety and efficacy of Rapamune® (Sirolimus) in kidney transplant recipients: results of a prospective post-marketing surveillance study in Korea
BACKGROUND: Few post-marketing surveillance studies have examined the safety and efficacy of Rapamune® (Sirolimus) in Asian countries. This study aimed …
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Survival of HIV infected patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Cameroon: a comparative study
There are conflicting reports on the impact of HIV in the era of combined antiretroviral (c-ART) on survival of patient …
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Determinants of hyperuricemia in non-dialysed chronic kidney disease patients in three hospitals in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a substantial health burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with risk factors ranging from communicable to …
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Prevalence and associated factors of protein- energy wasting among patients with chronic kidney disease at Mulago hospital, Kampala-Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is global health concern and priority. It is the 12th leading cause of death worldwide. …
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Cryptococcoma of a transplanted kidney in a patient presenting with recurrent urinary tract infection: a case report
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic infection of organ transplant recipients. It is the third most common fungal infection of …
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Factors associated with residual urine volume preservation in patients undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease in Kinshasa
BACKGROUND: Decreased residual urine volume (RUV) is associated with higher mortality in hemodialysis (HD). However, few studies have examined RUV …
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Membranous nephropathy succeeding autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant: a case report
BACKGROUND: Membranous nephropathy (MN), the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, is characterized by the deposition of subepithelial immune …
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A cross-sectional study on the relationship between hematological data and quantitative morphological indices from kidney biopsies in different glomerular diseases
BACKGROUND: The classical approach to the analysis of kidney biopsies is based on semi-quantitative scores of the amount of sclerosis, …
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Influence of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms on biochemical markers of mineral bone disorders in South African patients with chronic kidney disease
BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether genetic factors may explain the reported variation in the levels of biochemical markers of chronic …
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Incidence, aetiology and outcomes of obstetric-related acute kidney injury in Malawi: a prospective observational study
BACKGROUND: Obstetric-related acute kidney injury (AKI) is thought to be a key contributor to the overall burden of AKI in …
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Proteinuric kidney disease in children at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
There is a paucity of data on paediatric kidney disease in developing countries such as Malawi. Descriptive research on kidney …
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Chronic kidney disease in sugarcane workers in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
Agricultural workers especially in sugarcane plantations have a high risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little is known about CKD …
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Concordance between modification of diet in renal disease, chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration and Cockcroft-Gault equations in patients with chronic kidney disease at St. Paul’s hospital millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The most commonly used glomerular filtration rate estimating equations for drug dosing are Cockcroft-Gault (CG), Modification of Diet in …
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Comparison of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in screening for chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic black Africans: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Several equations have been developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The common equations used were derived from populations …
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Residual renal function in chronic dialysis is not associated with reduced erythropoietin-stimulating agent dose requirements: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Anaemia is a very common problem in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and the use of erythropoietin-stimulating agents …
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VDJ gene usage among B-cell receptors in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation determined by RNA-seq Transcriptomic analysis
BACKGROUND: Studies on B-cell subtypes and V(D)J gene usage of B-cell receptors in kidney transplants are scarce. This study aimed …