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Comparison of Urinary Albumin and Urinary Total Protein as Predictors of Patient Outcomes in CKD by Methven, Shona, MB, ChB, MacGregor, Mark S., FRCP (Glas), Traynor, Jamie P., MD, Hair, Mario, MPhil, O'Reilly, Denis St J., MD, Deighan, Christopher J., MD

“…Background Proteinuria is common and is associated with adverse patient outcomes. The optimal test of proteinuria to identify those at risk is uncertain. This…”
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Echinocandin resistance due to simultaneous FKS mutation and increased cell wall chitin in a Candida albicans bloodstream isolate following brief exposure to caspofungin by IMTIAZ, Toufeeq, LEE, Kathy K, MUNRO, Carol A, MACCALLUM, Donna M, SHANKLAND, Gillian S, JOHNSON, Elizabeth M, MACGREGOR, Mark S, BAL, Abhijit M

“…Echinocandins are first-line agents for treating severe invasive candidiasis. Glucan synthase gene (FKS1) mutations lead to echinocandin resistance but the…”
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effect of Allopurinol on Left Ventricular Mass Index in Hemodialysis Patients by Rutherford, Elaine, Ireland, Sheila, Mangion, Kenneth, Stewart, Graham A., MacGregor, Mark S., Roditi, Giles, Woodward, Rosemary, Gandy, Stephen J., Houston, J. Graeme, Jardine, Alan G., Rauchhaus, Petra, Witham, Miles D., Mark, Patrick B., Struthers, Allan D.

“…Increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) is associated with mortality in end-stage renal disease. LVMI regression may improve outcomes. Allopurinol has…”
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Successful treatment of calciphylaxis with cinacalcet—an alternative to parathyroidectomy? by Velasco, Nestor, MacGregor, Mark S., Innes, Andrew, MacKay, Ian G.

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Socio-economic status influences chronic kidney disease prevalence in primary care: a community-based cross-sectional analysis by So, Beng H, Methven, Shona, Hair, Mario D, Jardine, Alan G, MacGregor, Mark S

“…Primary care chronic kidney disease (CKD) registers report widely varying prevalence within the UK. We examined the effects of laboratory ascertainment and…”
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Assessing proteinuria in chronic kidney disease: protein–creatinine ratio versus albumin–creatinine ratio by Methven, Shona, MacGregor, Mark S., Traynor, Jamie P., O’Reilly, Denis St J., Deighan, Christopher J.

“…Background. Quantification of proteinuria is important in the assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to investigate the optimal…”
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Empiricism or rationalism: how should we measure proteinuria? by Methven, Shona, MacGregor, Mark S

“…Proteinuria is the cardinal sign of renal disease, therefore accurate identification of clinically significant proteinuria is essential to the diagnosis and…”
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Home haemodialysis—international trends and variation by MacGregor, Mark S., Agar, John W. M., Blagg, Christopher R.

“…Background. Home haemodialysis (HD) has the best patient outcomes and is the most cost-effective of any dialysis modality, but its use has been declining in…”
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Outcomes in patients on home haemodialysis in England and Wales, 1997-2005: a comparative cohort analysis by NITSCH, Dorothea, STEENKAMP, Retha, TOMSON, Charles R. V, RODERICK, Paul, ANSELL, David, MACGREGOR, Mark S

“…The UK national policy promotes expansion of home haemodialysis, but there are no recent data on characteristics and outcomes of a national home haemodialysis…”
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Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on detection, monitoring and management of patients with CKD by MacGregor, Mark S, Taal, Maarten W

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How common is early chronic kidney disease? : A Background Paper prepared for the UK Consensus Conference on Early Chronic Kidney Disease by MACGREGOR, Mark S

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How to measure renal function in clinical practice: stage 3 chronic kidney disease is not a consequence of normal ageing by MacGregor, Mark S

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Urine albumin:protein ratio as a predictor of patient outcomes in CKD by Methven, Shona, Traynor, Jamie P, O'Reilly, Denis Stj, Deighan, Christopher J, Macgregor, Mark S

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Outcomes on home haemodialysis: registry challenges by MacGregor, Mark S

“…Health care policy is encouraging expansion of home haemodialysis, aiming to improve patient outcomes and reduce cost. However, most patient outcome data…”
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Clinical management of chronic kidney disease by Methven, Shona, MacGregor, Mark S

“…CKD is common and its prevalence may be increasing. It carries with it a substantial cardiovascular risk but the vast majority of patients will never require…”
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Chronic maintenance hemodialysis: Making sense of the terminology by AGAR, John W. M., MACGREGOR, Mark S., BLAGG, Christopher R.

“…During the early decades, the hemodialysis (HD) terminology for modality, technique and function altered little as the widely accepted regime of thrice‐weekly,…”
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Factors Predicting Outcome in a Cohort of Patients With Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Disease Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Angiography by Siddiqui, Samira, MacGregor, Mark S., Glynn, Catherine, Roditi, Giles, Deighan, Christopher J.

“…Background: Atherosclerotic renal artery disease increasingly is recognized as a cause of chronic kidney disease and associated with high morbidity and…”
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Using geographical information systems to plan dialysis facility provision by MacGregor, Mark S., Campbell, Jillian, Bain, Marion, Isles, Chris G., Simpson, Keith

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Facing an epidemic of chronic kidney disease by Griffin, Siân V, MacGregor, Mark S

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Illiteracy is not just a historical: phenomenon by MacGregor, Mark S, Gordon, Margaret-Mary

“…Editor-West suggests that doctors' reluctance to copy letters to patients is an anachronism stemming from the fact that patients were often illiterate in the…”
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