Diarrhea
Scientists at Federal University of Sao Paulo publish research in diarrhea
Published in Blood Weekly, February 11th, 2010
"Adverse gastrointestinal events are frequent after mycophenolate use. The objectives of the present study were to report the incidence of acute noninfectious diarrhea, to determine the risk factors, and to compare the severity of reactions between mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) after simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPKT)," investigators in Sao Paulo, Brazil report.
"We included 165 SPKT patients from December 2000 to May 2007. Uni- and multivariate analyses were performed, using acute noninfectious diarrhea as the dependent variable. P< .05 was considered significant. Mean age and duration of dialysis and...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-02-11)
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