Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Jun 2022
Inflammation-based modified Glasgow prognostic score and renal outcome in chronic kidney disease patients: is there a relationship?
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression is presumably related to inflammatory response. The modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS), based on a combination of albumin and C-reactive protein, has been derived from oncology and validated in multiple diseases. ⋯ The inflammation-based mGPS score was associated with eGFR decline in CKD patients. Therefore, could prove useful in improving risk stratification of CKD patients.
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Internal medicine journal · Jun 2022
Septic arthritis due to Neisseria gonorrhoea in Western Australia.
A high prevalence of gonococcal infections has been reported from remote parts of Western Australia, but the occurrence of disseminated infection leading to arthritis has not been studied. ⋯ GA stably complicates 0.25% of gonococcal infections in WA with young indigenous females and middle-aged non-indigenous males most affected. Prior infectious disease and diabetes mellitus are potential risk factors for GA in females. GA recurs rarely, but its development reflects a high risk of morbidity and mortality over the following 10 years.