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Comment
. 2016 Jul 8;17(1):71.
doi: 10.1186/s12882-016-0276-9.

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in diabetic adult out-patients in Tanzania

Bonaventura C T Mpondo  1 , Eric Neilson  2 , Alex Ernest  3
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in diabetic adult out-patients in Tanzania

Bonaventura C T Mpondo et al. BMC Nephrol. .

Abstract

Despite the increasing number of patients with Diabetes Mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa, the magnitude of chronic kidney disease among diabetics has not been well established. A study done by Janmohamed et al. found chronic kidney disease in 83.7 % of diabetics which is relatively higher than the prevalence reported elsewhere. However this study was conducted in schistosoma endemic area along the shores of Lake Victoria. Schistosomiasis has been reported to cause a range of renal diseases. Interpretation of these findings should therefore take into account the possibility of schistosomiasis as a possible confounder.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes mellitus; Microalbuminuria; Proteinuria; Schistosomiasis.

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