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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in diabetic adult out-patients in Tanzania

Authors: Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo, Eric Neilson, Alex Ernest

Published in: BMC Nephrology | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Despite the increasing number of patients with Diabetes Mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa, the magnitude of chronic kidney disease among diabetics has not been well established. A study done by Janmohamed et al. found chronic kidney disease in 83.7 % of diabetics which is relatively higher than the prevalence reported elsewhere. However this study was conducted in schistosoma endemic area along the shores of Lake Victoria. Schistosomiasis has been reported to cause a range of renal diseases. Interpretation of these findings should therefore take into account the possibility of schistosomiasis as a possible confounder.

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Title: Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in diabetic adult out-patients in Tanzania
Authors: Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo
Eric Neilson
Alex Ernest
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Nephrology / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2369
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-016-0276-9

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