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The Role of Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Is There One? by Theel, Elitza S, Slev, Patricia, Wheeler, Sarah, Couturier, Marc Roger, Wong, Susan J, Kadkhoda, Kamran

“…The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) brought with it rapid development of both molecular and serologic assays for…”
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Care Practices for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis by Wong, Susan P Y, McFarland, Lynne V, Liu, Chuan-Fen, Laundry, Ryan J, Hebert, Paul L, O'Hare, Ann M

“…Although maintenance dialysis is a treatment choice with potential benefits and harms, little is known about care practices for patients with advanced chronic…”
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Challenges to Informed, Patient-Centered, and Shared Decision Making for Treatment of Kidney Failure in Older Adults by Kiernan, Elizabeth, Wong, Susan P.Y.

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Engaging Patients in Decision Making about Treatment of Kidney Failure: The Art and Science of Communication by deGraauw, Jennifer, Wong, Susan P Y

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Healthcare Intensity at Initiation of Chronic Dialysis among Older Adults by WONG, Susan P. Y, KREUTER, William, O'HARE, Ann M

“…Little is known about the circumstances under which older adults initiate chronic dialysis and subsequent outcomes. Using national registry data, we conducted…”
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A Patient Decision Aid About Conservative Kidney Management in Advanced Kidney Disease: A Randomized Pilot Trial by Wong, Susan P.Y., Oestreich, Taryn, Prince, David K., Curtis, J. Randall

“…Available decision aids for patients about treatment of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often lack information on conservative kidney management (CKM)…”
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The importance of the Non Obese Diabetic (NOD) mouse model in autoimmune diabetes by Pearson, James A, Wong, F. Susan, Wen, Li

“…Abstract Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the pancreatic infiltration of immune cells resulting in T cell-mediated destruction…”
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The role of gut microbiota in the development of type 1, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity by Tai, Ningwen, Wong, F. Susan, Wen, Li

“…Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by persistent hyperglycemia and has become a major public health concern. Autoimmune type 1 diabetes…”
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Microbial antigen mimics activate diabetogenic CD8 T cells in NOD mice by Tai, Ningwen, Peng, Jian, Liu, Fuqiang, Gulden, Elke, Hu, Youjia, Zhang, Xiaojun, Chen, Li, Wong, F Susan, Wen, Li

“…Both animal model and human studies indicate that commensal bacteria may modify type 1 diabetes (T1D) development. However, the underlying mechanisms by which…”
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US Clinicians' Experiences and Perspectives on Resource Limitation and Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Butler, Catherine R, Wong, Susan P Y, Wightman, Aaron G, O'Hare, Ann M

“…Little is known about how US clinicians have responded to resource limitation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To describe the…”
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Simple urethral dilatation, endoscopic urethrotomy, and urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease in adult men by Wong, Susan S W, Aboumarzouk, Omar M, Narahari, Radhakrishna, O'Riordan, Anna, Pickard, Robert

“…Strictures of the urethra are the most common cause of obstructed micturition in younger men and frequently recur after initial treatment. Standard treatment…”
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Timing of Initiation of Maintenance Dialysis: A Qualitative Analysis of the Electronic Medical Records of a National Cohort of Patients From the Department of Veterans Affairs by Wong, Susan P Y, Vig, Elizabeth K, Taylor, Janelle S, Burrows, Nilka R, Liu, Chuan-Fen, Williams, Desmond E, Hebert, Paul L, O'Hare, Ann M

“…There is often considerable uncertainty about the optimal time to initiate maintenance dialysis in individual patients and little medical evidence to guide…”
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Challenges to Shared Decision Making About Treatment of Advanced CKD: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Clinicians by House, Taylor R., Wightman, Aaron, Rosenberg, Abby R., Sayre, George, Abdel-Kader, Khaled, Wong, Susan P.Y.

“…Greater understanding of the challenges to shared decision making about treatment of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) is needed to support implementation…”
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The VA Life‐Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative: A qualitative analysis of veterans with advanced kidney disease by Wong, Susan P. Y., Foglia, Mary Beth, Cohen, Jennifer, Oestreich, Taryn, O'Hare, Ann M.

“…Background Documentation of patients' goals of care is integral to promoting goal‐concordant care. In 2017, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a…”
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Value Placed on Comfort vs Life Prolongation Among Patients Treated With Maintenance Dialysis by Wong, Susan P Y, Prince, David K, Kurella Tamura, Manjula, Hall, Yoshio N, Butler, Catherine R, Engelberg, Ruth A, Vig, Elizabeth K, Curtis, J Randall, O'Hare, Ann M

“…Patients receiving maintenance dialysis experience intensive patterns of end-of-life care that might not be consistent with their values. To evaluate the…”
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What Is the “Maintenance” in Maintenance Dialysis? by House, Taylor R., Wong, Susan P.Y.

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Experiences of US Nephrologists in the Delivery of Conservative Care to Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease: A National Qualitative Study by Wong, Susan P.Y., Boyapati, Saritha, Engelberg, Ruth A., Thorsteinsdottir, Bjorg, Taylor, Janelle S., O’Hare, Ann M.

“…It is relatively unusual for US patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) to forgo initiation of maintenance dialysis. Our objective was to describe…”
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Trends in in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival in adults receiving maintenance dialysis by Wong, Susan P Y, Kreuter, William, Curtis, J Randall, Hall, Yoshio N, O'Hare, Ann M

“…Understanding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) practices and outcomes can help to support advance care planning in patients receiving maintenance dialysis…”
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Dendritic cells license regulatory B cells to produce IL-10 and mediate suppression of antigen-specific CD8 T cells by Boldison, Joanne, Da Rosa, Larissa Camargo, Davies, Joanne, Wen, Li, Wong, F. Susan

“…Regulatory B cells (Bregs) suppress and reduce autoimmune pathology. However, given the variety of Breg subsets, the role of Bregs in the pathogenesis of type…”
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Decision-making about dialysis: Beyond just dialysis or death by Liu, Christine Kee, Taffel, Leah, Russell, Matthew, Wong, Susan P Y, Russell, Howard, Vig, Elizabeth K

“…Nearly half of the persons receiving dialysis in the United States are aged 65 years or older. Kidney failure occurs most frequently in older adults, and…”
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