Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is becoming more common across East Asia, with a prevalence of 14% to 36%. This tickborne virus carries a mortality risk and seems to be associated with renal damage. However, little research has focused on risk factors for and clinical outcomes of acute kidney injury in patients with SFTS. Jin Mi Lee and colleagues sought to fill this gap with a study published in Scientific Reports. ...
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Mohamed G. Atta, MD, MPHProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Timothy E. Bunchman, MDProfessor and Director, Pediatric Nephrology, Transplantation, and Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, MSProfessor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA | Research Director, Kidney Transplant Program, UCLA
Fernando C. Fervenza, MD, PhDProfessor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic
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Joel M. Topf, MD, FACPAssistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
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