Background On a global scale, nearly two billion persons are infected with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. From this vast reservoir of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, a substantial …

Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a Ginkgo biloba extract for patients
with early diabetic nephropathy. Methods. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted …

Objective Secondary hyperparathyroidism and its associated abnormalities in mineral
metabolism and haemodynamic changes increase the cardiovascular risk in patients with …

Diabetes mellitus is a global health problem. Diabetic nephropathy is a common
complication of diabetes mellitus and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. The …

Background Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of stage 5 chronic kidney disease
(CKD) in India. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is accessible to very few patients because …

Background We assessed the prognostic value of protein-energy wasting (PEW) on mortality
in Afro-Caribbean MHD patients and analysed how diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

INTRODUÇÃO: A maioria dos pacientes com doença renal crônica terminal depende de
hemodiálise (HD) para a manutenção de sua vida. A análise dos fatores que influenciam na …

[摘要] 目的分析老年维持性血液透析患者的生存情况, 探讨影响老年维持性血液透析患者生存的
主要危险因素. 方法对2005 年1 月1 日~ 2009 年12 月31 日新进入维持性血液透析且年龄≥ 60 …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is common in patients undergoing dialysis. However,
the association between anti-diabetic drug use and survival outcomes is rarely discussed …

Protein wasting (PW) or protein–energy wasting (PEW) occurs commonly in patients with
diabetes mellitus who have end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) and are undergoing …