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Associations of hemodialysis dose and session length with mortality risk in Australian and New Zealand patients by Marshall, M.R., Byrne, B.G., Kerr, P.G., McDonald, S.P.

“…The optimal combination of hemodialysis (HD) dose and session length remains uncertain, and previous studies have not conclusively shown session length to be…”
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ARTERIAL CALCIFICATION AND STIFFNESS IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Kerr, PG, Guerin, AP

“…SUMMARY 1 Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) demonstrate a high burden of vascular disease. This vascular disease is unusual by way of a preponderance…”
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization does not increase mortality in end-stage kidney failure: a case–control study by Garner, S.E, Polkinghorne, K.R, Kotsanas, D, Kerr, P.G, Korman, T.M, Stuart, R.L

“…Summary Background Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization is a frequent occurrence in patients with renal failure. Understanding the impact of VRE…”
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Cinacalcet reduces plasma intact parathyroid hormone, serum phosphate and calcium levels in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism irrespective of its severity by Frazão, J M, Messa, P, Mellotte, G J, Geiger, H, Hagen, E C, Quarles, L D, Kerr, P G, Baños, A, Dehmel, B, Urena, P

“…To evaluate the relationship between the severity of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) - defined in terms of baseline plasma intact parathyroid hormone…”
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Urinary B-cell-activating factor of the tumour necrosis factor family (BAFF) in systemic lupus erythematosus by Vincent, F B, Kandane-Rathnayake, R, Hoi, A Y, Slavin, L, Godsell, J D, Kitching, A R, Harris, J, Nelson, C L, Jenkins, A J, Chrysostomou, A, Hibbs, M L, Kerr, P G, Rischmueller, M, Mackay, F, Morand, E F

“…Introduction We examined the clinical relevance of urinary concentrations of B-cell–activating factor of the tumour necrosis factor family (BAFF) and a…”
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Gaps and barriers in health-care provision for co-morbid diabetes and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study by Lo, C, Teede, H, Fulcher, G, Gallagher, M, Kerr, P G, Ranasinha, S, Russell, G, Walker, R, Zoungas, S

“…Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are a complex subset of the growing number of patients with diabetes, due to multi-morbidity. Gaps…”
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Calcium kinetics and the long-term effects of lowering dialysate calcium concentration by Argilés, Àngel, Kerr, Peter G., Canaud, Bernard, Flavier, Jean Louis, Mion, Charles

“…Calcium kinetics and the long-term effects of lowering dialysate calcium concentration. The optimal dialysate calcium (Ca) content for hemodialysis has been…”
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Renal failure is actually very common by Kerr, P. G.

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Kt/V in CAPD by different estimations of V by Wong, Kai-Cheng, Xiong, Ding-Wei, Kerr, Peter G., Borovnicar, Daniel J., Stroud, Daniel B., Atkins, Robert C., Strauss, Boyd J.G.

“…Kt/V in CAPD by different estimations of V. This study compared the measurements of total body water (TBW) by 58% body weight (TBW58%), the Watson equation…”
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Development of a capture ELISA for the detection of antibodies to enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in rabbit flocks using intimin-specific monoclonal antibodies by Vandekerchove, D.G.F., Kerr, P.G., Callebaut, A.P., Ball, H.J., Stakenborg, T., Mariën, J., Peeters, J.E.

“…A capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) was developed using intimin-specific monoclonal antibodies to detect specific antibody in rabbits that…”
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Precise quantification of dialysis using continuous sampling of spent dialysate and total dialysate volume measurement by Argilés, Àngel, Ficheux, Alain, Thomas, Marie, Bosc, Jean Yves, Kerr, Peter G., Lorho, Ronan, Flavier, Jean Louis, Stec, Franck, Adelé, Christian, Leblanc, Martine, Garred, Laurie J., Canaud, Bernard, Mion, Henri, Mion, Charles M.

“…Precise quantification of dialysis using continuous sampling of spent dialysate and total dialysate volume measurement. The “gold standard” method to evaluate…”
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Cells surrounding haemodialysis-associated amyloid deposits are mainly macrophages by Argilés, A, Mourad, G, Kerr, P G, García, M, Collins, B, Demaille, J G

“…Dialysis-related amyloidosis is a type of amyloidosis which had beta 2-microglobulin as the major protein constituent and occurs predominantly in haemodialysis…”
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Treatment for lupus nephritis by Flanc, R S, Roberts, M A, Strippoli, G F M, Chadban, S J, Kerr, P G, Atkins, R C

“…Lupus nephritis is the renal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - a disease mainly affecting young women with substantial morbidity and…”
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An Integrated Quantitative Method to Simultaneously Monitor Soil Erosion and Non-Point Source Pollution in an Intensive Agricultural Area by MA, Li, BU, Zhao-Hong, WU, Yong-Hong, KERR, P.G., GARRE, S., XIA, Li-Zhong, YANG, Lin-Zhang

“…In China, some areas with intensive agricultural use are facing serious environmental problems caused by non-point source pollution（NPSP） as a consequence of…”
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Total body protein status assessed by different estimates of fat-free mass in adult peritoneal dialysis patients by Borovnicar, D J, Wong, K C, Kerr, P G, Stroud, D B, Xiong, D W, Strauss, B J, Atkins, R C

“…To assess the usefulness of fat-free mass (FFM) as an index of total body protein (TBPr) status in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients…”
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Women's health issues in haemodialysis patients by Jang, Christina, Bell, Robin J, White, Vikki S, Lee, Petrova S, Dwyer, Karen M, Kerr, Peter G, Davis, Susan R

“…Objectives To describe reproductive health issues in women with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with haemodialysis. Study design Cross‐sectional survey…”
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Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intramuscular vitamin B12 for the treatment of hyperhomocysteinaemia in dialysis patients by Polkinghorne, K. R., Zoungas, S., Branley, P., Villanueva, E., McNeil, J. J., Atkins, R. C., McGrath, B. P., Kerr, P. G.

“…Background:  Plasma homocysteine is elevated in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Folic acid has…”
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BK Virus Associated Nephropathy, a Cause of Early Renal Allograft Dysfunction: A Single Centre Study by Shrestha, S, Kerr, P G, Kanellis, J, Polkinghorne, K R, Brown, F, Yii, M, Mulley, W

“…BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVN) is an important cause of early graft dysfunction in renal transplant recipients. The present study was carried out to…”
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Outcome of a screening program for vancomycin‐resistant enterococci in a hospital in Victoria by Grayson, M Lindsay, Grabsch, Elizabeth A, Johnson, Paul D R, Olden, Dianne, Aberline, Melissa, Li, H Y, Hogg, Geoffrey, Abbott, Marguerite, Kerr, Peter G

“…Objective To screen for faecal colonisation with vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE) among potentially at‐risk patients. Design Infection control screening…”
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Advanced chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular events and the effect of diabetes: data from the Atherosclerosis and Folic Acid Supplementation Trial by Zoungas, S., Lui, M., Kerr, P. G., Teede, H. J., McNeil, J. J., McGrath, B. P., Polkinghorne, K. R.

“…Background: End‐stage kidney disease registry data have reported increased mortality in patients with diabetes as compared with those without. Here we examine…”
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