Successful treatment of post-MRSA infection glomerulonephritis with steroid therapy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 344-347

  Okuyama, S ^a   Wakui, H ^b   Maki, N ^b   Kuroki, J ^a   Nishinari, T ^a   Asakura, K ^a   Komatsuda, A ^b   Sawada, K ^b  

^a Yuri kumiai General Hospital   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; OLMESARTAN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 54949114655     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp70344     Document Type: Article

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