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Experts encourage screening West Nile patients for kidney disease
13/07/2012 00:37:00
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HOUSTON - Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston advise physicians to screen patients for kidney disease if they have a history of infection with West Nile virus.
In a study of 139 patients infected with West Nile virus in the Houston-area, researchers from the three institutions found indications of varying degrees of kidney disease in 40 percent of those who had the mosquito-borne illness. Their findings appear online in the journal PLoS ONE...
Experts encourage screening West Nile patients for kidney disease
13/07/2012 00:37:00
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HOUSTON - Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston advise physicians to screen patients for kidney disease if they have a history of infection with West Nile virus.
In a study of 139 patients infected with West Nile virus in the Houston-area, researchers from the three institutions found indications of varying degrees of kidney disease in 40 percent of those who had the mosquito-borne illness. Their findings appear online in the journal PLoS ONE...