Publications by authors named "Silvia Mendonca Ferreira Menoni"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on determining how prevalent and impactful DNA viral infections are in children with nephrotic syndrome (NS), specifically looking at various viruses like Epstein-Barr and cytomegalovirus.
- Researchers conducted a prospective study involving 35 NS patients aged 1 to 18, monitoring viral presence in plasma and urine over an average of 266 days, finding that 31.4% had active viral infections.
- Notably, HCMV was the most common infection linked to increased proteinuria and hospitalization rates, highlighting its significance in worsening NS in pediatric patients.
