Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), and may lead to renal damage. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and ...

Systemic amyloidosis is a major cause of renal injury, mostly due to direct kidney damage caused by deposits of abnormal protein called amyloid, in the kidney parenchyma. In patients with cardiac ...

A glycolipid (J001X) isolated from the membrane proteoglycans of a non-pathogenic strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae was developed to bind selectively to macrophages. A scintigraphic technique could thus ...

A 38-year-old woman who is previously healthy presented with several months of abdominal discomfort and fatigue. She also reports fever and chills for 2 days. Urine culture grew Proteus Mirabilis. She ...