Prognosis and incidence of infections in chronic kidney disease patients with membranous nephropathy enrolled in a large Japanese clinical claims database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The treatment of membranous nephropathy involves a combination of conservative approaches, steroids, and immunosuppressive agents. Infection is an adverse effect of these treatments and its incidence is a critical issue for patients with membranous nephropathy, as many of them are older adults. However, the incidence of infections remains unclear; hence, this study investigated this issue using data from a large Japanese clinical claims database.

Methods

From a database of patients with chronic kidney disease (n = 924,238), those diagnosed with membranous nephropathy from April 2008 to August 2021 with a history of one or more prescriptions and undergoing medical care were included. Patients who had undergone kidney replacement therapy were excluded. Patients were

SUBMITTER: Matsuzaki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161415 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature