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    A case of a preschool child with a successful kidney transplant following the long-term administration of antibiotics to treat peritoneal dialysis-related ESI/peritonitis by Mycobacterium abscessus

    A preschool child with refractory peritoneal dialysis-related exit-site infection (ESI)/peritonitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) received multidrug antibacterial therapy for 6 months and then ...

    Shinya Nakano, Natsumi Yamamura-Miyazaki, Toshimi Michigami in CEN Case Reports (2022)

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    Factors associated with 1-year changes in serum fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease

    Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels increase as kidney function decreases and are associated with increased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Inflammation has also been shown to i...

    Natsumi Yamamura-Miyazaki, Toshimi Michigami in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2022)

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    Reduction in urinary angiotensinogen levels and improvement of proteinuria by renin–angiotensin system blockade in pediatric chronic kidney disease patients with very low birth weight

    Children with low birth weight (LBW) have an increased risk of develo** chronic kidney disease (CKD), and no effective strategies have been established to prevent the progression of CKD in these patients. Ur...

    Natsumi Yamamura-Miyazaki, Toshimi Michigami, Kenichi Satomura in Pediatric Nephrology (2020)