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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 …
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Identification of compound heterozygous patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1: clinical evaluations and in silico investigations
BACKGROUND: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of glyoxylate metabolism in which excessive oxalates are …
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Local CD34-positive capillaries decrease in mouse models of kidney disease associating with the severity of glomerular and tubulointerstitial lesions
The renal vasculature plays important roles in both homeostasis and pathology. In this study, we examined pathological changes in the …
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Reverse epidemiology of elevated blood pressure among chronic hemodialysis black patients with stroke: a historical cohort study
BACKGROUND: Stroke is the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. The objective of this study was to …
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Association between periodontal disease and mortality in people with CKD: a meta-analysis of cohort studies
Periodontal disease occurs relatively prevalently in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it remains indeterminate whether periodontal disease is …
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Worldwide view of nephropathic cystinosis: results from a survey from 30 countries
BACKGROUND: Nephropathic cystinosis is a rare inherited metabolic disorder leading to progressive renal failure and extra-renal comorbidity. The prognosis relies …
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Challenges and outcomes of haemodialysis among patients presenting with kidney diseases in Dodoma, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Kidney Diseases contribute a significant proportion to the global burden of non-communicable diseases. Haemodialysis services as the main modality …
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Unusual clinical outcome of primary Hyperoxaluria type 1 in Tunisian patients carrying 33_34InsC mutation
BACKGROUND: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), is a rare and heterogeneous disease and one of major causes of renal insufficiency …
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A retrospective study to assess the evaluation of living related kidney donors and their outcomes following nephrectomy at Kenyatta National Hospital
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation is the renal replacement therapy of choice for end stage renal disease. To ensure safety regular audit …
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Kidney disease in Uganda: a community based study
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The majority of studies …
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Poor predictability of QuantiFERON-TB assay in recipients and donors for tuberculosis development after kidney transplantation in an intermediate-TB-burden country
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection after kidney transplantation (KT). The QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In-Tube test (QFT) is widely used …
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Peritonitis outcomes in patients with HIV and end-stage renal failure on peritoneal dialysis: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated end-stage renal failure particularly in low-resource settings with …
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Gitelman syndrome in a South African family presenting with hypokalaemia and unusual food cravings
BACKGROUND: Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterised by renal salt wasting with hypokalaemia, metabolic alkalosis, …
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Diet in chronic kidney disease in a Mediterranean African country
BACKGROUND: Mediterranean diet is characterized by low to moderate consumption of animal protein and high consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread, …
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Total kidney and liver volume is a major risk factor for malnutrition in ambulatory patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
In patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), malnutrition may develop as renal function declines and the abdominal organs …