Evaluation of mortality of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in comparison to the non-AKI patients [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2023 Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is prevalent in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). There are little data on the relationship between renal dysfunction and COVID-19 prognosis.
Heshmatollah Shahbazian +5 more
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Clinical manifestations and laboratory findings and mortality rate of kidney transplant recipients infected with COVID-19 [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2023 Introduction: The emergence of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in late December 2019 and its rapid global spread has led World Health Organization (WHO) to introduce it as a very dangerous pandemic.
Shokouh Shayanpour +5 more
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Predictive risk factors of steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Nephropharmacology, 2023 Introduction: Steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) is a difficult and troublesome presentation of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in children, with complicated management and increased morbidity.
Ehsan Valavi +4 more
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Comparison of clinical outcome of induction immunosuppressive therapy with thymoglobulin and standard therapy in kidney transplantation; a randomized double-blind clinical trial [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2020 Introduction: Thymoglobulin is a lymphocyte-depleting polyclonal antibody, administered for induction therapy at the time of kidney transplantation to reduce the risk of acute allograft rejection.
Heshmatollah Shahbazian +7 more
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World Kidney Day 2021 with the theme of living well with kidney disease; a review of current concepts [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Epidemiology, 2021 Since 2006, by considering one dimension of kidney disease, each year, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) have consistently and unanimously declared a World Kidney Day (WKD) around ...
Mohammad Bahadoram +9 more
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Organisation and performance in renal anaemia management [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction Performance in healthcare systems is under constant scrutiny, with particular focus on safety, quality and efficiency. The management of many long-term diseases involves complex patterns of care processes. However, the mechanisms by which
Crocker, Thomas Frederick
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Role of Kaletra (combination of lopinavir and ritonavir) in the treatment of COVID-19 virus infection; an issue related to kidney transplant patients – A review study on current knowledge [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Epidemiology, 2020 A number of therapies are prescribed for the treatment of COVID-19, but none of them have proven efficacy. In this review article, we summarized the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, effect and potential toxicity of Kaletra (combination of ...
Seyed Seifollah Beladi Mousavi +5 more
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Mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclophosphamide for idiopathic membranous nephropathy; a double blind and randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2019 Introduction: The current treatment regimens for patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (MN) are based on cyclophosphamide-glucocorticoid or calcineurin inhibitor-glucocorticoid.
Fatemeh Hayati +6 more
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Targeted-release budesonide in immunoglobulin A nephropathy; a mini-review [PDF]
Journal of Nephropharmacology, 2023 Immunoglobulin A nephropathy is the most common kind of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide and one of the main causes of renal failure. Systemic corticosteroid therapy may protect against renal deterioration in IgA nephropathy; however, it is not often
Shiva Toumaj +3 more
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Mechanisms of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in chronic allograft injury [PDF]
, 2012 The first successful transplantation of a human kidney was performed more than 50 years ago by Murray and colleagues in 1954 between identical twins. The success of this transplantation was due to the fact that no significant rejection occurs between ...
Ryan, Michael P. +4 more
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