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Seroprevalence of Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement (SIC) suggests association of streptococcal infection with chronic kidney disease

BACKGROUND: Group A streptococcus (GAS) is an etiological agent for the immune mediated sequela post streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN). In some populations PSGN is recognized as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It was found that a significantly...

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Autores principales: Karmarkar, Mohan Ganesh, Hule, Gouri Pandharinath, Hase, Niwrutti Khandu, Mehta, Preeti Rajeev, Walter, Scott Robert, Sriprakash, Kadaba Srinivasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23642030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-101