Smoking is associated with aggravated kidney injury in Puumala hantavirus-induced haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome | Zendy

Laura Tervo | Zendy; Satu Mäkelä | Zendy; Jaana Syrjänen | Zendy; Reetta Huttunen | Zendy; Arja Rimpelä | Zendy; Heini Huhtala | Zendy; Olli Vapalahti | Zendy; Antti Vaheri | Zendy; Jukka Mustonen | Zendy

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Smoking is associated with aggravated kidney injury in Puumala hantavirus-induced haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

Author(s) -

Laura Tervo,

Satu Mäkelä,

Jaana Syrjänen,

Reetta Huttunen,

Arja Rimpelä,

Heini Huhtala,

Olli Vapalahti,

Antti Vaheri,

Jukka Mustonen

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfv273

Subject(s) - medicine , puumala virus , hantavirus , creatinine , gastroenterology , risk factor , immunology , virus

Previous studies indicate that smoking affects the outcome of some infections and is a risk factor for Puumala virus (PUUV) infection. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of smoking on the clinical severity of PUUV infection and the prevalence of smoking in patients with PUUV infection.

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