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CKR Publications 2004

Below is a listing of papers published by members of the Centre for Kidney Research in 2004.

Caldwell PHY, Murphy S, Butow PN, Craig JC. Clinical trials in children. Lancet 2004; 364:803-811 [Commissioned paper]
[PubMed abstract]

Caldwell P, Craig JC, Butow P. Pediatricians' attitudes towards randomized controlled trials involving children. (Reply to Editor). Journal of Pediatrics 2004; 144:140
[Pubmed link]

Barrat A, Davey H, Butow PN, Trevena L, Caldwell P. Evidence-based pediatrics and child health, 2nd Edition, Chapter 14: Communicating evidence to patients. BMJ Books

Chapman JR, Webster AC Cancer after renal transplantation: the next challenge American Journal of Transplantation 4(6):841-2
[PubMed Abstract]

Craig JC, Hodson EM Treatment of acute pyelonephritis in children BMJ 328: 179-180
[PubMed Abstract]

Cooper B, Pollock C, Harris DCH, Craig JC et al. The initiating dialysis early and late (IDEAL) trial: study design and rationale. Peritoneal Dialysis International 2004; 24: 176-181
[PubMed abstract]

Cumming RG, Craig JC, Mitchell P, Knight JF. Renal impairment and anaemia in a population-based study of older people. Internal Medicine Journal 2004; 34: 20-23. (with editorial)
[PubMed abstract]

Flanc RS, Roberts MA, Strippoli GF, Chadban SJ, Kerr PG, Atkins RC. Treatment for lupus nephritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2004;(1): CD002922
[PubMed abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text][Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Flanc RS, Roberts MA, Strippoli GF, Chadban SJ, Kerr PG, Atkins RC. Treatment of diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Kidney Disease. 2004 Feb;43(2):197-208.
[PubMed abstract]

Fonseca R, Craig JC, Holdgate A, et al. Enteral vs intravenous rehydration therapy for children with gastroenteritis. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2004; 158: 483-490 (with editorial)
[PubMed abstract]

Foster AE, Marangolo M, Sartor MM, Alexander SI, Hu M, Bradstock KF, Gottlieb DJ Human CD62L- memory T cells are less responsive to alloantigen stimulation than CD62L+ naive T cells: potential for adoptive immunotherapy and allodepletion Blood. 2004 Oct 15; 104(8):2403-9. Epub 2004 Jul 01
[PubMed Abstract]

Gallagher M, Hall B, Craig J, Berry G, Tiller D, Eris J on behalf of the Australian Multicenter Trial of Cyclosporine Withdrawal Study Group and the ANZ Dialysis and Transplantation Registry. A randomized controlled trial of cyclosporine withdrawal in renal transplant recipients - 15-year results. Transplantation 2004; 78: 1653-1660
[PubMed abstract]

Gesualdo L, Di Palma AM, Morrone LF, Strippoli GF, Schena FP, Italian Immunopathology Group, Italian Society of Nephrology. The Italian experience of the national registry of renal biopsies. Kidney International 2004 Sep;66(3):890-4.
[PubMed abstract]

Gunasekera H, Buckmaster A. Training in general paediatrics: is it time for a change? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2004; 40: 510-516. [Editorial comment]
[PubMed abstract]

Habashy D, Hodson E, Craig J. Interventions for idiopathic steroid resistant nephrotic sydrome in children The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 3:CD003594
[PubMed Abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Hodson EH, Knight JF, Willis NS, Craig JC Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in children The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 1: CD001533
[PubMed Abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Hodson EM. The management of nephrotic syndrome in children. Clinics in Mother and Child Health 2004; 1: 103-114

Hu M, Zhang GY, Walters G, Sartor M, Watson D, Knight JF, Alexander SI Matching T-cell receptors identified in renal biopsies and urine at the time of acute rejection in pediatric renal transplant patients American Journal of Transplantation 2004 Nov; 4(11):1859-68
[PubMed Abstract]

Hu M, Craig JC, Howard N, Kan A, Chaitow J, Little D, Alexander SI A novel mutation of WT1 exon 9 in a patient with Denys-Drash syndrome and pyloric stenosis Pediatric Nephrology 2004; 19:1160-1163
[PubMed Abstract]

Hu M, Zhang GY, Arbuckle S, Graf N, Shun A, Silink M, Lewis D, Alexander SI Prophylactic bilateral nephrectomies in two paediatric patients with missense mutations in the WT1 gene Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2004 Jan; 19(1):223-6
[ PubMed Abstract]

Jones M, Ibels L, Schenkel B, Zagari M. Impact of epoetin alfa on clinical end points in patients with chronic renal failure: a meta-analysis. Kidney International. 2004 65(3):757-67
[Pubmed abstract]

Lee A, Cooper MC, Craig JC, Knight JF, Keneally JP. Effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on postoperative renal function in adults with normal renal function. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 2:CD002765
[Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required]

Manno C, Strippoli GF, Arnesano L, Bonifati C, Campobasso N, Gesualdo L, Schena FP. Predictors of bleeding complications in percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy. Kidney International 2004 Oct;66(4):1570-7.
[PubMed abstract]

McDonald S, Craig JC. Long-term survival of children with end-stage renal disease. New England Journal of Medicine 2004; 350: 29-37 (with editorial)
[PubMed abstract]

Mitchell RL, Craig JC, Webster AC. Cochrane Renal Group Report. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2004; 43(4):752-756

Mitchell R, Heslop L, Higgins G, Willis N, Craig J. Renal Health Library. Nephrology 2004;9:253

Playford EG, Webster AC, Sorell TC, Craig JC Antifungal Agents for preventing infections in solid organ transplant recipients The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 3: CD004291
[PubMed Abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Samuels JA, Strippoli GFM, Craig JC, Schena FP, Molony DA. Immunosuppressive treatments for immunoglobulin A nephropathy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nephrology 2004; 9: 177-185
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Craig JC, Manno C, Schena FP. Hemoglobin targets for the anemia of chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. (with editorial). Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2004 Dec;15(12):3154-65.
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Manno C, Schena FP. [Evidence-based guidelines in nephrology.] Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia. 2004;21(5):454-462.
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Tong A, Johnson D, Schena FP, Craig JC. Catheter type, placement and insertion techniques for preventing peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 18;(4):CD004680
[PubMed abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Strippoli GF, Tong A, Johnson D, Schena FP, Craig JC. Antimicrobial agents for preventing peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2004 Oct 18;(4):CD004679
[PubMed abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Strippoli GF, Jonathan CC. Combined treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers to prevent end-stage kidney disease in patients who do not have diabetes. Medical Journal of Australia. 2004 Oct 18;181(8):450-1. No abstract available.
[PubMed link]

Strippoli GF, Tong A, Johnson D, Schena FP, Craig JC. Catheter-related interventions to prevent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2004 Oct;15(10):2735-46.
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Craig M, Deeks JJ, Schena FP, Craig JC. Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists on mortality and renal outcomes in diabetic nephropathy: systematic review (with editorial) BMJ. 2004 Oct 9;329(7470):828-830.
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Tong A, Johnson D, Schena FP, Craig JC. Antimicrobial agents to prevent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Kidney Disease. 2004 Oct;44(4):591-603.
[PubMed abstract]

Samuels JA, Strippoli GF, Craig JC, Schena FP, Molony DA. Immunosuppressive treatments for immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nephrology (Carlton). 2004 Aug;9(4):177-85.
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Manno C, Schena FP. [Search strategies for nephrology knowledge and evidence] Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia. 2004 Jan-Feb;21(1):65-72.
[PubMed abstract]

Strippoli GF, Craig JC, Schena FP. The number, quality, and coverage of randomized controlled trials in nephrology (with editorial) Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2004 Feb; 15(2): 411-9
[PubMed Abstract]

Tonelli M, Owen Jr. WF, Jindal K, Winkelmayer WC, Manns B, Jones MP, Ibels L, Schenkel B. and Zagari M. Regarding impact of epoetin alfa on clinical end points in patients with chronic renal failure: A meta-analysis [2] (multiple letters) Kidney International 2004 66: 4; 1712-1713
[PubMed link]

Webster AC, Playford EG, Higgins G, Chapman JR, Craig J. Interleukin 2 receptor antagonists for kidney transplant recipients The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1:CD003897
[PubMed abstract][Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Webster AC, Playford EG, Higgins G, Chapman JR, Craig JC Interleukin 2 receptor antagonists for renal transplant recipients: a meta-analysis of randomized trials (with editorial) Transplantation 77(2):166-176
[PubMed Abstract]

Wheeler DM, Vimalachandra D, Hodson EM, Roy LP, Smith GH, Craig JC. Interventions for primary vesicoureteric reflux. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004 (3): CD001532
[PubMed abstract] [Cochrane Library Full text] [Subscription may be required outside Australia]

Wu H, Knight JF, Alexander SI Regulatory gamma delta T cells in Heymann nephritis express an invariant Vgamma6/Vdelta1 with a canonical CDR3 sequence European Journal of Immunology 2004 Aug; 34(8):2322-30
[PubMed Abstract]

Wu H, Knight JF, Alexander SI Regulatory gamma delta T cells in Heymann nephritis express an invariant Vgamma6/Vdelta1 with a canonical CDR3 sequence European Journal of Immunology. 2004 Aug; 34(8): 2322-30
[PubMed Abstract]