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Investigating Possible Infectious Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in a Nicaraguan Mining Community
A chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has been killing workers in Central America. Occupational heat stress is thought to play an important role. Leptospirosis and hantavirus have been suggested as additional possible risk factors. In a case–control study in a Nicaraguan mining communi...
Autores principales: | Yih, W. Katherine, Kulldorff, Martin, Friedman, David J., Leibler, Jessica H., Amador, Juan José, López-Pilarte, Damaris, Galloway, Renee L., Ramírez-Rubio, Oriana, Riefkohl, Alejandro, Brooks, Daniel R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6726956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309920 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0856 |
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