world kidney day 2016 focuses on kidney disease in childhood and the antecedents of adult kidney disease that can begin in earliest childhood. chronic kidney disease (ckd) in childhood differs from that in adults, as the largest diagnostic group among children includes congenital anomalies and inherited disorders, with glomerulopathies and kidney disease in the setting of diabetes being relativ...

background chronic kidney disease (ckd) is a prevalent, progressive, and treatable disease. however, lack of enough data about its prevalence in iran is a major obstacle for its early detection. in order to determine the prevalence of the disease in the country, it is necessary to conduct epidemiologic studies especially on populations with ethnic diversity; hence, this study aimed at determini...

introduction: kidney disease is a major public health challenge worldwide. epidemiologic data suggest a significant relationship between underlying diseases and decrease in glomerular filtration rate (gfr). clinical studies and laboratory research have shown that the mentioned parameter is effective in development and progression of the renal disease per se. in this study, we used learning-base...

Kidney transplant recipients are highly susceptible to infectious complications, as a result of chronic immunosuppressive therapy. Bacterial infections represent major threat graft function. This is descriptive study the clinical presentation, timeline occurrence, and microbiological profile bacterial after kidney transplantation.

This Editorial provides a brief commentary exploring the possibilities of the bowel acting as a substitute for kidney function in chronic kidney disease/end stage renal disease. Three concepts are highlighted as potential means by which bowel function can serve as an alternative to renal filtration: oral sorbents, diarrhea therapy and bacterial-enzyme nitrogen recycling within the gut.

world kidney day (wkd) is a joint initiative of the international society of nephrology (isn) and the international federation of kidney foundations (ifkf). seven years on from the first campaign, world kidney day (wkd) has turned into a global phenomenon. on march 13, 2014, medical professionals, government officials, the general public, celebrities and patients took action locally. in 2014, t...

μalakoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition of the urogenital tract. the most frequently affected organ is urinary bladder. this condition has features of a granulomatous inflammation, the pathogenesis of which is not well understood. in this study, we presented a case of urinary bladder malakoplakia associated with advanced obstructive uropathy and renal failure.

Procalcitonin (PCT) has been shown to be a useful surrogate marker in identifying patients with various bacterial infections. PCT has been studied as a diagnostic marker in differentiating bacterial pneumonia from other respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations or viral pneumonia. Differentiating bacterial from nonbacterial pneumonia using PCT has shown ...