Cardiovascular disease and infections are major causes for the high incidence of morbidity
and mortality of patients with chronic kidney disease. Both complications are directly or …

Methods The keywords “trace elements”,“chronic kidney disease”,“dialysis”,“inflammation”,
and “fibrosis” and their combinations were used to search for relevant literature published in …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for infection, attributable to
immune dysfunction, increased exposure to infectious agents, loss of cutaneous barriers …

Intravenous (IV) iron as a therapeutic agent is often administered but not always fully
understood. The benefits of IV iron are well proven in many fields, particularly in nephrology …

Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia are associated with increased morbidity and
mortality in a wide range of conditions. In many patient populations, this can be treated …

Objectives Increased iron stores have been associated with elevated risks of different
infectious diseases, suggesting that iron supplementation may increase the risk of infections …

Increased iron stores, as measured by its biomarkers ferritin, iron, total iron binding capacity,
or transferrin saturation (TSAT), have been associated with elevated risks of different …

Introduction: Given the uncertainties with IV iron therapy and potential risk of infection, there
may be hesitation to treat hospitalized patients with bacterial infections with this preparation …