Incidence and risk factors for major infections in hospitalized children with nephrotic syndrome

ABSTRACT Introduction: Children with nephrotic syndrome are at increased risk of infections because of disease status itself and use of various immunosuppressive agents. In majority, infections trigger relapses requiring hospitalization with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. This study aim...

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Main Authors: Manish Kumar, Jaypalsing Ghunawat, Diganta Saikia, Vikas Manchanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002019005028101&lng=en&tlng=en