Leptospirosis renal disease: Emerging culprit of chronic kidney disease unknown etiology

Nephron

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 129-136

  Yang, Chih Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Chronic kidney disease unknown etiology (CKDu); Leptospirosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NICARAGUA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; TROPICAL DISEASE; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; ZOONOSES;

EID: 85029747182     PISSN: 16608151     EISSN: 22353186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000480691     Document Type: Article

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