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Beta-glucans in advanced CKD : role in endotoxaemia and inflammation
Wong, Jonathan; Zhang, Yonglong; Swift, Oscar; Finkelman, Malcolm; Patidar, Ashish; Ramanarayanan, Sivaramakrishnan; Vilar, Enric; Farrington, Ken (2020-04-06)BACKGROUND/AIMS: (1-3)-β-D glucans (BG) are cellular components of yeasts and fungi. Elevated blood levels may be an adjunct in diagnosing invasive fungal infection, though can be high in dialysis patients without fungaemia. ... -
Energy expenditure estimates in chronic kidney disease using a novel physical activity questionnaire
Sridharan, Sivakumar; Vilar, Enric; Ramanarayanan, Sivaramakrishnan; Davenport, Andrew; Farrington, Ken (2021-01-08)BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) levels are low in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and associate with increased morbidity and mortality. Reliable tools to assess PA in CKD are scarce. We aimed to ... -
Prevalence and outcomes of chronic liver disease in patients receiving dialysis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Swift, Oscar; Sharma, Shivani; Ramanarayanan, Sivaramakrishnan; Umar, Hamza; Laws, Keith; Vilar, Enric; Farrington, Kenneth (2021-11-18)Background Patients receiving dialysis for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) commonly co-exhibit risk factors for hepatic impairment. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the co-existence of chronic ...