| Title |
Comparative study of prednisolone alone and prednisolone plus fusidic acid in the treatment of children with steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome / |
| Translation of Title |
Vaikų steroidams jautraus nefrozinio sindromo gydymo prednizolonu ir prednizolonu kartu su fusido rūgštimi lyginamasis tyrimas. |
| Authors |
Čerkauskienė, Rimantė ; Kaltenis, Petras |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Medicina. 2005, t. 41, priedas 1, p. 26-30.. ISSN 1010-660X |
| Keywords [eng] |
Children ; Nephrotic syndrome |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background. There are several reports in the literature indicating that fusidic acid owns functions similar to those of cyclosporin. As cyclosporin has effectively been used in frequently relpsing steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome we carried out this study to determine whether fusidic acid used along with prednisolone diminishes rate of steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome relapses in children. Patients and methods. The patients were randomly allocated to receive either prednisolone alone or prednisolone plus fusidic acid for two months in standard doses... |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2005 |
