Salivary creatinine as a diagnostic tool for evaluating patients with chronic kidney disease

Abstract Background Preliminary studies have shown the potential use of salivary creatinine concentration in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). For saliva to replace serum as a diagnostic tool, studies must be done to determine its effectiveness in the diagnosis and staging of CKD. The a...

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Main Authors: Dada Oluwaseyi Temilola, Karla Bezuidenhout, Rajiv Timothy Erasmus, Lawrence Stephen, Mogamat Razeen Davids, Haly Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1546-0