A Salivary Urea Nitrogen Dipstick to Detect Obstetric-Related Acute Kidney Disease in Malawi

A Salivary Urea Nitrogen Dipstick to Detect Obstetric-Related Acute Kidney Disease in Malawi

Obstetric-related acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and fetus, particularly in low-income countries. However, laboratory-independent tools to facilitate diagnosis are lacking. We assessed the diagnostic performance of a salivary urea nitrogen (SUN) dipstick to...

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Main Authors: Rhys D.R. Evans, William Cooke, Ulla Hemmila, Viviane Calice-Silva, Jochen Raimann, Alison Craik, Chimwemwe Mandula, Priscilla Mvula, Ausbert Msusa, Gavin Dreyer, Nathan W. Levin, Roberto Pecoits-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Subjects:
acute kidney disease
acute kidney injury
dipstick
pre-eclampsia
salivary urea nitrogen
sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246802491730400X

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