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Editor's Selection From Asian Winds: Causative organisms and outcomes of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis in Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Malaysia: a 3-year analysis

Peritoneal dialysis peritonitis remains a significant cause of morbidity for peritoneal dialysis patients and the main reason for conversion from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis. As the characteristics of patients and microbial susceptibility vary from center to center, the aim of this study is to evaluate the microbiology and the clinical outcomes among continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients in Kuching, Malaysia.

Editor's Selection From Asian Winds: Survival rates and causes of death in Vietnamese chronic hemodialysis patients

Thirty years have passed since hemodialysis therapy first started in Vietnam. However, there have been no reports on information such as the survival rate, mortality, and cause of death of hemodialysis patients on a national level. The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze the data on hemodialysis patients from the flagship hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and to shed light on the status of hemodialysis patients in Vietnam.

Editor's Selection From Asian Winds: Microparticles in kidney diseases: focus on kidney transplantation

Microparticles are small (0.1–1 μm), extracellular vesicles that are used as diagnostic and prognostics markers of kidney diseases and kidney transplantation. They contain cytoplasm and surface markers of their cells of origin. The aim of this review is to describe the functional capabilities of microparticles in kidney diseases with focus on kidney transplantion.

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1. Content Type:Research

     |  31 January 2018

   Lower Hb at the initiation of dialysis does not adversely affect 1-year mortality rate

   Authors:Shinya Kawamoto, Yu Kaneko, Hideo Misawa, Katsuhiro Nagahori, Atsushi Kitazawa, Atsunori Yoshino and Tetsuro Takeda
2. Content Type:Research

     |  24 January 2018

   Clinical advantage and tolerability of ibandronate in hemodialysis patients: a retrospective study

   Authors:Satoru Mitsuboshi, Hitoshi Yamada, Kazuhiko Nagai and Hideo Okajima
3. Content Type:Research

     |  17 January 2018

   The geographical distribution of dialysis services in Ghana

   Authors:E. K. Tannor, Y. A. Awuku, V. Boima and S. Antwi
4. Content Type:Review

     |  10 January 2018

   Cardiovascular disease, mortality, and magnesium in chronic kidney disease: growing interest in magnesium-related interventions

   Authors:Ryota Ikee
5. Content Type:Case Report

     |  22 December 2017

   Purple urine bag syndrome in benign prostatic hyperplasia patient

   Authors:Ankit Kayal, Shashanka Dhanuka, Bibhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Tapan Kumar Mandal and Charu Lata Bansal

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Upcoming conferences

The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
28 June - 1 July 2018, Kobe International Conference Center

The 64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
27 - 30 June 2019, Pacifico Yokohama

The 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
12−14 June 2020, Osaka International Convention Center, RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka

ISN Frontiers Meeting : Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease
22-25 February 2018, Tokyo, KEIO Plaza Hotel

The 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Clinical Renal Transplantation
14 - 16 February 2018, Kobe Fashion Mart Event Floor

The 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
6 - 7 October 2018, JR Hotel Clement Tokushima

The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
30 November - 1 December 2019, Hiroshima International Conference Center

The 29th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Blood Purification Critical Care
19 - 20 October 2018, WINC Aichi

The 30th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Blood Purification Critical Care
26-27 October 2019, Hamamatsu ACT

The 8th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation
17-18 March, 2018, Sendai International Center

The 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation
9-10 March 2019, B-ConPlaza (Beppu Convention Center)