- Original Article
- Nephrology (Genitourinary)
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Karnchanit Sausukpaiboon, Nuanpan Penboon, Pornpimol Rianthavorn
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2025;68(6):454-462. Published online February 3, 2025
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Question: What is the acceptance rate for coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination among parents of children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
Finding: One-third of parents were hesitant to vaccinate their child. Parental willingness to vaccinate themselves, older patient age, and belief in the vaccine's potency were associated with vaccine acceptance.
Meaning: These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to improve vaccine acceptance among parents of children with SLE. |
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- Assessing kidney outcomes in childhood-onset lupus
nephritis: role of National Institutes of Health-modified
histological indices
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Nuanpan Penboon, Pornpimol Rianthavorn
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Background: Childhood-onset lupus nephritis (cLN)
is an aggressive disease. Although histological class has
historically guided its treatment, its prognostic value
remains limited. Although the National Institutes of
Health (NIH)-modified activity index (AI) and chronicity
index (CI) incorporate glomerular and tubulointerstitial
changes and may provide better prognostic insight, their
utility in cLN is not well established.
Purpose: Here we aimed to assess the utility of the
NIH-modified-modified AI and CI... |
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