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PLoS Negl Trop Dis
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Background: Severe respiratory distress and acute kidney injury (AKI) are key factors leading to poor outcomes in patients with dengue shock syndrome (DSS). There is still limited data on how much resuscitated fluid and the specific ratios of intravenous fluid types contribute to the development of severe respiratory distress necessitating mechanical ventilation (MV) and AKI in children with DSS.
Methodology/principal Findings: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary pediatric hospital in Vietnam between 2013 and 2022.
Am J Ther
January 2025
Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY, Department of Medicine, Manhasset, NY.
Background: C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare disease affecting the complement alternative pathway, categorized into dense deposit disease and C3 glomerulonephritis. Dense deposit disease predominantly affects younger individuals, while C3 glomerulonephritis tends to manifest in older populations. The diseases are characterized by dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway, leading to the deposition of complement components in the glomeruli and subsequent renal dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Nephrol
January 2025
Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Background: The estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is essential in the early detection of diabetic nephropathy. We herein compare the performance of common eGFR formulas against a gold standard measurement of GFR in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Methods: GFR was measured in 93 patients with diabetes mellitus using iohexol clearance as the reference standard.
Kidney Med
January 2025
Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Rationale & Objective: Longitudinal research on chronic kidney disease (CKD) in sub-Saharan Africa is sparse, especially among people living with HIV (PLWH). We evaluated the incidence of CKD among PLWH compared with HIV-uninfected controls in Tanzania.
Study Design: Prospective cohort study.
Am J Med Sci
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Background: In late 2019, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus disease 2019 a global emergency. Since then, many vaccines have been developed to combat the pandemic. Millions of people have received one of the approved COVID-19 vaccines; unfortunately, some adverse events also have been recorded.
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