Open AccessSerum Phosphate Levels and Risk of Infection in Incident Dialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Laura Plantinga,
Nancy E. Fink,
Michal L. Melamed,
William A. Briggs,
Neil R. Powe,
Bernard G. Jaar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00420108
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperphosphatemia , poisson regression , dialysis , proportional hazards model , sepsis , incidence (geometry) , comorbidity , respiratory tract infections , kidney disease , respiratory system , population , physics , environmental health , optics
Hyperphosphatemia is highly prevalent in dialysis patients and may be associated with immune dysfunction. The association of serum phosphate level with infection remains largely unexamined.
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