The aetiology and prevention of shunt nephritis.

  • 1 December 1979
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 28  (4) , 377-84
Abstract
The pathogenesis of shunt nephritis is reviewed and attention is drawn to the association between this disease and chronic shunt colonisation with delayed diagnosis. The results of applying a surveillance scheme, involving serological to patients having shunt surgery are reported. Ten cases of shunt nephritis occurred in a group of patients not followed by this method, whereas only one case occurred in the surveillance group.

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