Early renal damage among children living in the region of highest burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe GS, Naotunna PGCR, Jayasumana CS, Siribaddana SH. Early renal damage among children living in the region of highest burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. BMC Nephrology 2018, 19: 115. PMID: 29769043, PMCID: PMC5956963, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-018-0911-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly renal damageMean eGFRRenal damageKidney diseaseChronic diseasesEndemic regionsRandom spot urine sampleBackgroundChronic kidney diseaseElevated urine albuminChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateChronic interstitial nephritisSpot urine samplesCKDu endemic regionsHigh endemic regionsGroup of ageCKDu endemic areasElevated UACRNormal UACRKidney injuryUrine albuminCreatinine ratioInterstitial nephritisSchwartz formulaUnknown etiology