Infectious complications in adult patients with idiopathic minimal change nephrotic syndrome undergoing immunosuppressive therapy.
Chih-Yang HsuChung ChangHsin-Yu ChenShih-Hsiang OuKang-Ju ChouHua-Chang FangChien-Liang ChenChien-Wei HuangTzung-Yo HoPo-Tsang LeePublished in: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) (2022)
Advanced acute kidney injury and non-remission by treatment are the risk factors toward developing infectious complications in adult MCNS undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. It appears unnecessary to use prophylactic antibiotic for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia or other bacterial infections, while screening and prophylactic therapy for hepatitis B and latent tuberculosis are critical for patients in prevalent area.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- acute kidney injury
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiac surgery
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- mesenchymal stem cells
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- cell therapy
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- ulcerative colitis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- smoking cessation