Prevalence of lupus nephritis and the use of serology in a central South African chronic kidney disease patient cohort

Authors

  • Kirsten Lange Human Molecular Biology Unit, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3072-2261
  • Feziwe Busiswa Bisiwe Nephrology Clinical Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-5488
  • Jean Frederick Kloppers Department of Haematology and Cell Biology, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Universitas Academic Unit, Bloemfontein, South Africa. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8148-1242
  • Walter James Janse van Rensburg Human Molecular Biology Unit, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9088-6199

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i4.198

Keywords:

lupus nephritis, chronic kidney disease, South Africa, CKD, SLE, Free State, Prevalence

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Lange K, Bisiwe FB, Kloppers JF, Janse van Rensburg WJ. Prevalence of lupus nephritis and the use of serology in a central South African chronic kidney disease patient cohort. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 4 [cited 2025 Oct. 30];113(4). Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/198