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Spectrum of infections in children with nephrotic syndrome

Author(s) -

Deepti Chopra,

Pushpa Kini,

Nalini Bhaskaranand,

Shrikiran Aroor

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.552

Subject(s) - nephrotic syndrome , medicine , pediatrics , complication , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology

Background: Infection remains an important complication in children with nephrotic syndrome. Besides being the commonest cause of mortalty, infections result in significant morbidity and may also be responsible for a poor response to steroid therapy or induce relapse in a child who has already attained remission. The study was undertaken to observe the type of infection in children with nephrotic syndrome and to study the relation of infection to relapse.

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