ArticleBMC nephrology2014
Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka--lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study.
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- Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka.International journal of occupational and environmental health · 2016Pooled it
- CKD of Uncertain Etiology: A Systematic Review.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2016Pooled it
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- The position of geochemical variables as causal co-factors of diseases of unknown aetiology.SN applied sciences · 2022Review
- Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: Hematological Changes and Pro-Inflammation Suggest Likely Predictors of Advance Disease, as Renal Outcomes Show Prevalent Normoalbuminuria.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- A Systematic Review of Renal Pathology in Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology.Kidney international reports · 2021Article
- Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu): Computational Interaction Analysis of Pesticides and Metabolites with Vital Renal Enzymes.Biomolecules · 2021Article
- A pilot case-control study using a one health approach to evaluate behavioral, environmental, and occupational risk factors for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka.One health outlook · 2021Article
- Preventing CKD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Call for Urgent Action.Kidney international reports · 2020Review
- Purposeful Review to Identify Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Treatment and Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2020Review
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Abstract
The recent emergence of an apparently new form of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has become a serious public health crisis in Sri Lanka. CKDu is slowly progressive, irreversible, and asymptomatic until late stages, and is not attributable to hypertension, diabetes, or other known aetiologies. In response to the scope and severity of the emerging CKDu health crisis, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization initiated a collaborative research project from 2009 through 2012 to investigate CKDu prevalence and aetiology. The objective of this paper is to discuss the recently published findings of this investigation and present additional considerations and recommendations that may enhance subsequent investigations designed to identify and understand CKDu risk factors in Sri Lanka or other countries.
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