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Chandar J, Abitbol C, Montane B, Zilleruelo G
Nephrol Dial Transplant . 2007 Feb; 22(5):1332-7. PMID: 17299000
Background: The traditional management of children with proteinuric kidney disease is treatment with high dose steroids regardless of comorbid conditions such as obesity. This study evaluated the effect of angiotensin...
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Onder A, Kato T, Simon N, Rivera-Hernandez M, Chandar J, Montane B, et al.
Pediatr Transplant . 2007 Jan; 11(1):87-93. PMID: 17239129
Catheter-related bacteremia (CRB), along with liver failure is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in parenteral nutrition dependent children. Immunosuppressant therapy following transplantation increases the risk of CRB. Previous...
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Onder A, Chandar J, Coakley S, Abitbol C, Montane B, Zilleruelo G
Pediatr Nephrol . 2006 Aug; 21(10):1452-8. PMID: 16897007
Tunneled central venous catheters are often used in children on chronic hemodialysis. This study was done to evaluate the spectrum of catheter-related bacteremia (CRB) and to determine predictors of recurrent...
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Abitbol C, Chandar J, Onder A, Nwobi O, Montane B, Zilleruelo G
Pediatr Nephrol . 2006 Jun; 21(7):995-1002. PMID: 16773413
This study was designed to characterize proteinuria in children with kidney disease. Random urine samples from 250 pediatric patients were examined by quantitative measures of total protein (pr), albumin (Alb),...
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Alvarez O, Zilleruelo G, Wright D, Montane B, Lopez-Mitnik G
Pediatr Nephrol . 2006 Feb; 21(4):533-7. PMID: 16491413
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) may develop kidney dysfunction from childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine the value of serum cystatin C as a marker for...
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Alvarez O, Montane B, Lopez G, Wilkinson J, Miller T
Pediatr Blood Cancer . 2005 Nov; 47(1):71-6. PMID: 16261557
Background: Microalbuminuria (MA) is an early indicator for glomerulopathy in sickle cell disease (SCD). Procedure: We reviewed the medical records of asymptomatic patients ages 4-20 with sickle hemoglobinopathies, who were...
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Rodriguez M, Gomez A, Abitbol C, Chandar J, Montane B, Zilleruelo G
Pediatr Nephrol . 2005 Apr; 20(7):945-9. PMID: 15856326
Children born with very low birth weight have a decreased nephron number. Low nephron mass is associated with adult hypertension, proteinuria, and diabetes mellitus. The histomorphometry and radial glomerular count...
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Chandar J, Gomez-Marin O, del Pozo R, Sanders L, Montane B, Abitbol C, et al.
Clin Pediatr (Phila) . 2005 Jan; 44(1):43-8. PMID: 15678230
This study was done to evaluate the spectrum of diagnoses and identify risk factors for significant kidney disease in asymptomatic children with proteinuria and/or microhematuria detected by routine urinalysis. Clinical...
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Hubsch H, Montane B, Abitbol C, Chandar J, Shariatmadar S, Ciancio G, et al.
Pediatr Nephrol . 2004 Dec; 20(2):210-6. PMID: 15605284
Recurrence of focal glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) following renal transplantation is a common cause of allograft loss and clinical morbidity. Recent attempts to control proteinuria and morbidity with plasmapheresis (PP) have met...
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Abitbol C, Bauer C, Montane B, Chandar J, Duara S, Zilleruelo G
Pediatr Nephrol . 2003 Jul; 18(9):887-93. PMID: 12836091
The long-term outcome of 20 preterm infants with extremely low birth weight and acute renal failure in the neonatal period was studied retrospectively over an 18-year period. Those with progressive...