Urine Levels of Defensin α1 Reflect Kidney Injury in Leptospirosis Patients

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease whose severe forms are often accompanied by kidney dysfunction. In the present study, urinary markers were studied for potential prediction of disease severity. Urine samples from 135 patients with or without leptospirosis at San Lazaro Hospital, the Philippines,...

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Main Authors: Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile, Chen, Yue, Lacuesta, Talitha Lea, Leano, Prisca Susan A., Iwasaki, Hiroko, Hanan, Firmanto, Taurustiati, Delsi, Ohmoto, Yasukazu, Ashino, Yugo, Saitoh, Hiroki, Kiyomoto, Hideyasu, Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Telan, Freda O. Elizabeth, Hattori, Toshio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085670/