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The protective arm of the renin -angiotensin system may counteract the intense inflammatory process in fetuses with posterior urethral valves

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (3), 2019
Abstract Objective: Posterior urethral valve is the most common lower urinary tract obstruction in male children. A high percentage of patients with posterior urethral valve evolve to end‐stage renal disease. Previous studies showed that cytokines, chemokines, and components of the renin-angiotens...

Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in three rural communities in Guatemala

A systematic, house-based serological survey for Trypanosoma cruzi seroreactivity was conducted in three contiguous communities in Olopa municipality, Chiquimula Department, Guatemala. Blood samples from a total of 292 individuals in 63 households were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The s...