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Volume 10;  2009
Case Report
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome in an 82 year old patient following a tetanus-diphteria-poliomyelitis-vaccination
Christian Clajus, Janine Spiegel, Verena Bröcker, Christos Chatzikyrkou, and Jan T Kielstein
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 21. Published online 2009 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2738668
Commentary
Trace elements in end-stage renal disease – unfamiliar territory to be revealed
Adrian Covic and Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 12. Published online 2009 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2698895
Database
A human glomerular SAGE transcriptome database
Jenny Nyström, Wolfgang Fierlbeck, Anna Granqvist, Stephen C Kulak, and Barbara J Ballermann
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 13. Published online 2009 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2709617
Overview of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network
Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Fiona Clement, Braden J Manns, Scott Klarenbach, Matthew T James, Pietro Ravani, Neesh Pannu, Sofia B Ahmed, Jennifer MacRae, Nairne Scott-Douglas, Kailash Jindal, Robert Quinn, Bruce F Culleton, Natasha Wiebe, Richard Krause, Laurel Thorlacius, and Marcello Tonelli
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 30. Published online 2009 October 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2770500
Research article
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thai adults: a national health survey
Leena Ong-ajyooth, Kriengsak Vareesangthip, Panrasri Khonputsa, and Wichai Aekplakorn
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 35. Published online 2009 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2781792
Risk factors for tuberculosis in dialysis patients: a prospective multi-center clinical trial
Antonios I Christopoulos, Athanasios A Diamantopoulos, Panagiotis A Dimopoulos, Demetrios S Goumenos, and George A Barbalias
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 36. Published online 2009 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2779182
Autosomal dominant pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 with a novel splice site mutation in MR gene
Kyoko Kanda, Kandai Nozu, Naoki Yokoyama, Ichiro Morioka, Akihiro Miwa, Yuya Hashimura, Hiroshi Kaito, Kazumoto Iijima, and Masafumi Matsuo
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 37. Published online 2009 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2779785
Quality of life and mortality from a nephrologist's view: a prospective observational study
Seung Seok Han, Ki Woong Kim, Ki Young Na, Dong-Wan Chae, Yon Su Kim, Suhnggwon Kim, and Ho Jun Chin
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 39. Published online 2009 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-39.
PMCID: PMC2787507
Review
An integrated review of "unplanned" dialysis initiation: reframing the terminology to "suboptimal" initiation
David C Mendelssohn, Christine Malmberg, and Bassem Hamandi
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 22. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2735745
Study Protocol
Preventing AVF thrombosis: the rationale and design of the Omega-3 fatty acids (Fish Oils) and Aspirin in Vascular access OUtcomes in REnal Disease (FAVOURED) study
Ashley Irish, Gursharan Dogra, Trevor Mori, Elaine Beller, Stephane Heritier, Carmel Hawley, Peter Kerr, Amanda Robertson, Johan Rosman, Peta-Anne Paul-Brent, Melissa Starfield, Kevan Polkinghorne, and Alan Cass
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 1. Published online 2009 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2637871
Intradialytic versus home based exercise training in hemodialysis patients: a randomised controlled trial
Kirsten P Koh, Robert G Fassett, James E Sharman, Jeff S Coombes, and Andrew D Williams
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 2. Published online 2009 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2642817
Comparison of markers of oxidative stress, inflammation and arterial stiffness between incident hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients – an observational study
Robert G Fassett, Ritza Driver, Helen Healy, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan, Sharad Ratanjee, Iain K Robertson, Dominic P Geraghty, James E Sharman, and Jeff S Coombes
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 8. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2666726
Intravenous versus oral iron supplementation for correction of post-transplant anaemia in renal transplant patients
David W Mudge, Ken-Soon Tan, Rhianna Miles, David W Johnson, Scott B Campbell, Carmel M Hawley, Nicole M Isbel, Carolyn L Van Eps, and David L Nicol
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 14. Published online 2009 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2701932
Assessment of arterial stiffness, oxidative stress and inflammation in acute kidney injury
Robert G Fassett, Vincent D'Intini, Helen Healy, John Gowardman, Jay-Sen Gan, James E Sharman, and Jeff S Coombes
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 15. Published online 2009 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2702366
Rationale and design of the oral HEMe iron polypeptide Against Treatment with Oral Controlled Release Iron Tablets trial for the correction of anaemia in peritoneal dialysis patients (HEMATOCRIT trial)
Katherine A Barraclough, Euan Noble, Diana Leary, Fiona Brown, Carmel M Hawley, Scott B Campbell, Nicole M Isbel, David W Mudge, Carolyn L van Eps, Joanna M Sturtevant, and David W Johnson
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 20. Published online 2009 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2723098
Rationale and design of the HEALTHY-CATH trial: A randomised controlled trial of Heparin versus EthAnol Lock THerapY for the prevention of Catheter Associated infecTion in Haemodialysis patients
Jennifer K Broom, Stacey O'Shea, Sridevi Govindarajulu, E Geoffrey Playford, Carmel M Hawley, Nicole M Isbel, Scott B Campbell, David W Mudge, Sally Carpenter, Barbara C Johnson, Neil P Underwood, and David W Johnson
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 23. Published online 2009 August 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2738669
Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in haemodialysis patients: a randomised clinical trial comparing paricalcitol and alfacalcidol
Ditte Hansen, Lisbet Brandi, and Knud Rasmussen
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 28. Published online 2009 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-28.
PMCID: PMC2760547
Time course and dose response of alpha tocopherol on oxidative stress in haemodialysis patients
Ashleigh Reed, Yeoung Jee Cho, Jeff S Coombes, and Robert G Fassett
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 32. Published online 2009 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2770501
Technical advance
Molecular testing for adult type Alport syndrome
Genevieve Pont-Kingdon, Kelli Sumner, Friederike Gedge, Chris Miller, Joyce Denison, Martin Gregory, and Elaine Lyon
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 38. Published online 2009 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-38.
PMCID: PMC2780398
Research Articles
Timing, causes, predictors and prognosis of switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: a prospective study
Bernard G Jaar, Laura C Plantinga, Deidra C Crews, Nancy E Fink, Nasser Hebah, Josef Coresh, Alan S Kliger, and Neil R Powe
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 3. Published online 2009 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2649113
Prevalence of low glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria and associated risk factors in North India using Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation: an observational, cross-sectional study
Narinder P Singh, Gopal K Ingle, Vinay K Saini, Ajita Jami, Pankaj Beniwal, Madan Lal, and Gajender S Meena
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 4. Published online 2009 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2663556
Anaemia management with subcutaneous epoetin delta in patients with chronic kidney disease (predialysis, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis): results of an open-label, 1-year study
Ulrich Frei, Jonathan TC Kwan, Bruce S Spinowitz, and The Epoetin Delta 3002 Study Group
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 5. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2664800
The importance of iron in long-term survival of maintenance hemodialysis patients treated with epoetin-alfa and intravenous iron: analysis of 9.5 years of prospectively collected data
Victor E Pollak, Jonathan A Lorch, Rakesh Shukla, and Supriya Satwah
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 6. Published online 2009 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2671502
Citrate- vs. acetate-based dialysate in bicarbonate haemodialysis: consequences on haemodynamics, coagulation, acid-base status, and electrolytes
Luca Gabutti, Barbara Lucchini, Claudio Marone, Lorenzo Alberio, and Michel Burnier
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 7. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2657128
Genetic polymorphisms of angiotensin-2 type 1 receptor and angiotensinogen and risk of renal dysfunction and coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Julie Lin, Frank B Hu, Lu Qi, and Gary C Curhan
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 9. Published online 2009 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2669070
Offspring of parents with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy have higher C-reactive protein levels suggestive of inflammatory processes: a longitudinal study
Wilfried Karmaus, Plamen Dimitrov, Valeri Simeonov, Svetla Tsolova, and Vecihi Batuman
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 10. Published online 2009 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2681460
Diagnostic yield of renal biopsies: a retrospective single center review
Bari Scheckner, Alexandra Peyser, Jacob Rube, Freya Tarapore, Rachel Frank, Suzanne Vento, Cathy Hoffman, Elsa Valderrama, Douglas Charney, Beatrice Goilav, and Howard Trachtman
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 11. Published online 2009 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2693431
Accuracy and limitations of equations for predicting the glomerular filtration rate during follow-up of patients with non-diabetic nephropathies
Guy Rostoker, Pierre Andrivet, Isabelle Pham, Mireille Griuncelli, and Serge Adnot
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 16. Published online 2009 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2717960
Age-related associations of hypertension and diabetes mellitus with chronic kidney disease
Tareq M Islam, Caroline S Fox, Devin Mann, and Paul Muntner
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 17. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2714514
High prevalence of undiagnosed chronic kidney disease among at-risk population in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ernest K Sumaili, Eric P Cohen, Chantal V Zinga, Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Nestor M Pakasa, and Nazaire M Nseka
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 18. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2724413
Streptococcal peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 287 cases
Stacey O'Shea, Carmel M Hawley, Stephen P McDonald, Fiona G Brown, Johan B Rosman, Kathryn J Wiggins, Kym M Bannister, and David W Johnson
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 19. Published online 2009 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2721833
Estimated GFR reporting is not sufficient to allow detection of chronic kidney disease in an Italian regional hospital
Giorgio Gentile, Maurizio Postorino, Raymond D Mooring, Luigi De Angelis, Valeria Maria Manfreda, Fabrizio Ruffini, Manuela Pioppo, and Giuseppe Quintaliani
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 24. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2749028
Low documentation of chronic kidney disease among high-risk patients in a managed care population: a retrospective cohort study
Idris Guessous, William McClellan, Suma Vupputuri, and Haimanot Wasse
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 25. Published online 2009 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2753574
CKD classification based on estimated GFR over three years and subsequent cardiac and mortality outcomes: a cohort study
Daniel E Weiner, Maria Krassilnikova, Hocine Tighiouart, Deeb N Salem, Andrew S Levey, and Mark J Sarnak
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 26. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2760546
Cardiac-surgery associated acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. A Spanish retrospective case-cohort study
Jose Ramon Perez-Valdivieso, Pablo Monedero, Marc Vives, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez, and Maira Bes-Rastrollo
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 27. Published online 2009 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2759914
Adiponectin is associated with cardiovascular disease in male renal transplant recipients: baseline results from the LANDMARK 2 study
Mohd O Kaisar, Kirsty Armstrong, Carmel Hawley, Scott Campbell, David Mudge, David W Johnson, John B Prins, and Nicole M Isbel
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 29. Published online 2009 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2766377
Chronic kidney disease increases cardiovascular unfavourable outcomes in outpatients with heart failure
Arise GS Galil, Hélady S Pinheiro, Alfredo Chaoubah, Darcília MN Costa, and Marcus G Bastos
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 31. Published online 2009 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2771010
Maintaining over time Clinical Performance targets on Anaemia correction in unselected population on chronic dialysis at 20 Italian Centres. Data from a retrospective study for a Clinical Audit
Silvia Soffritti, Giorgia Russo, Stefano Cantelli, Giuseppe Gilli, and Luigi Catizone
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 33. Published online 2009 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2777151
Risk factors for chronic kidney disease in Japan: a community-based study
Norimichi Takamatsu, Hideharu Abe, Tatsuya Tominaga, Kunihiko Nakahara, Yumi Ito, Yoko Okumoto, Jiyoong Kim, Masafumi Kitakaze, and Toshio Doi
BMC Nephrol. 2009; 10: 34. Published online 2009 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2773767
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