Low serum free IL-18 is a novel potential marker for predicting infectious events in patients at dialysis initiation
A low serum free IL-18 concentration in the dialysis initiation period is a potential marker for predicting the development of severe infection in these patients.
Authors
- Yoshitaka Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-2820)
- Takashi Tawara-Iida
- Masaki Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3762-2391)
- Hiroaki Kobayashi
- Joichi Usui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-4000)
- Kunihiro Yamagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-0410)
- Takashi Ishizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4482-5165)
- Itaru Ebihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1089-6755)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Mito Saiseikai General Hospital (JP)
- JA Toride Medical Center (JP)
- Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center (JP)
- Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
- Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Kidney Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaf094
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00