Plasma Osteopontin Levels is Associated with Biochemical Markers of Kidney Injury in Patients with Leptospirosis
<b>: </b>Leptospirosis becomes severe, with a fatality rate of >10%, and manifests as severe lung injury accompanied by acute kidney injury. Using urine and blood samples of 112 patients with leptospirosis, osteopontin (OPN), galectin-9 (Gal-9) and other kidney-related biomarkers were...
Main Authors: | Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Firmanto Hanan, Toshiro Niki, Gaowa Bai, Yugo Ashino, Shinichi Egawa, Elizabeth Freda O. Telan, Toshio Hattori |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Diagnostics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/7/439 |
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