Association of hsCRP, white blood cell count and ferritin with renal outcome in chronic kidney disease patients.

Inflammation is a pathogenic factor in renal injury, but whether inflammation is related to renal outcome in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is little known. We thus assess the association of inflammation and renal outcome in an advanced CKD cohort. This study analyzed the association between...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chun Tsai, Chi-Chih Hung, Mei-Chuan Kuo, Jer-Chia Tsai, Shih-Meng Yeh, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Yi-Wen Chiu, Hung-Tien Kuo, Jer-Ming Chang, Hung-Chun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534111?pdf=render