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Renal impairment in a rural African antiretroviral programme [PDF]

, 2009
Background: There is little knowledge regarding the prevalence and nature of renal impairment in African populations initiating antiretroviral treatment, nor evidence to inform the most cost effective methods of screening for renal impairment.
Till Barnighausen, Cooke, GS, Barnighausen, Till, Cara Franey, Lessells, RJ, Newell, Marie-Louise, Knott, Deborah, Franey, C, Dedicoat Martin, Dedicoat, Martin, Newell Marie-Louise, Adam, A, Deborah Knott, Martin Dedicoat, Knott, D, Adam, Ahmed, Ahmed Adam, Newell, M-L, Franey, Cara, Lessells Richard J, Adam Ahmed, Richard J Lessells, Cooke Graham S, Marie-Louise Newell, Cooke, Graham S, Barnighausen Till, Lessells, Richard J, Dedicoat, M, Graham S Cooke, Knott Deborah, Barnighausen, T, Franey Cara   +31 more
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Repurposing of metformin and colchicine reveals differential modulation of acute and chronic kidney injury

Scientific Reports, 2020
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major health problem affecting millions of patients globally. There is no effective treatment for AKI and new therapies are urgently needed.
Maryam El-Rashid, Danny Nguyen-Ngo, Nikita Minhas, Daniel N. Meijles, Jennifer Li, Kedar Ghimire, Sohel Julovi, Natasha M. Rogers   +7 more
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Factors affecting outcome of adult hypospadias single stage repair: A prospective observational study

Urology Research and Practice, 2021
Objective: In our part of the world, many patients present with hypospadias in adult age, where results are often poor and associated with increased complications.
Hemant Kumar Goel, Chaure Mayur Tirthraj, Sumit Kabra, Sumit Gahlawat, Umesh Sharma, Rajeev Sood   +5 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Stanley Stent Symptom Status Score (s5 score) for predicting ureteral stent-related symptoms

African Journal of Urology
Background It is a known fact that endourological procedures frequently require placement of double J (DJ) ureteral stent. These patients can have stent-related symptoms (SRS) after DJ stent placement which can be distressing with increased morbidity ...
Javangula Venkatasurya Rao Prakash, Palanisamy Venkatachalam Thiruvarul, Arun Kumar Paranjothi, Sattanathan Vetrichandar, Krishnan Vembu Arasi, Vetrivel Natarajan, Girish Sharma   +6 more
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Relationship between Cytomegalovirus Viremia and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Different Donor Ages

Microorganisms, 2023
Objectives: To explore the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) burden on the long-term post-transplant course in different donor ages, we evaluated the incidence and risk factors for CMV in our kidney-transplanted patients (KTs) with extensive adoption of expanded ...
Davide Diena, Anna Allesina, Fabrizio Fop, Alberto Mella, Rossana Cavallo, Cristina Costa, Caterina Dolla, Ester Gallo, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Antonio Lavacca, Roberta Giraudi, Filippo Mariano, Luigi Biancone   +12 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Individualized immunosuppression in transplant patients: potential role of pharmacogenetics.

, 2012
The immunosuppressive drugs used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs have a narrow therapeutic index. Under treatment results in episodes of rejection leading to either damage or loss of the organ. Over immunosuppression increases the risk of
MacPhee IA, Abboudi H, Macphee, IA, Abboudi, H   +3 more
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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis in a Patient with a Renal Transplant: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

, 2022
Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a rare condition that can occur in patients who are immunocompromised, particularly recipients of a renal transplant.
Swati Shah, Ayasha Shrestha, Mahesh Mathur, Srijana Maharjan, Gautam Das, Sunil Jaiswal   +5 more
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