High prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology among workers in the Mesoamerican Nephropathy Occupational Study

High prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology among workers in the Mesoamerican Nephropathy Occupational Study

Abstract Background Mortality from chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is extremely high along the Pacific coast of Central America, particularly among sugarcane workers. The Mesoamerican Nephropathy Occupational Study (MANOS) is a prospective cohort study of CKDu among agricultural an...

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Main Authors: Sinead A. Keogh, Jessica H. Leibler, Caryn M. Sennett Decker, Juan Jose Amador Velázquez, Emmanuel R. Jarquin, Damaris Lopez-Pilarte, Ramon Garcia-Trabanino, Iris S. Delgado, Zoe E. Petropoulos, David J. Friedman, Magaly Rosario Amador Sánchez, Raul Guevara, Michael D. McClean, Daniel R. Brooks, Madeleine K. Scammell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
CKD
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology
Mesoamerican nephropathy
Occupational epidemiology
Workers
Cohort study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02861-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02861-0

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