Lack of evidence for viral etiology in symptomatic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka.

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Title: Lack of evidence for viral etiology in symptomatic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka.
Authors: Pushpakumara N; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Freund P; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany., Premarathne S; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Hewavitharane P; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Erandika N; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Herath D; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Weerakoon T; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Wijethunga S; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Ratnatunga N; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Wazil A; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka., Skopnik CM; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany., Metzke D; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany., Melchert J; Institute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany., Bleicker T; Institute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany., Amman K; Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany., Daniel C; Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany., Corman VM; Institute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany., Jones TC; Institute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany., Weiss S; Institute of Virology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Robert Koch Institute, Centre for International Health Protection - Public Health Laboratory Support, 13353, Berlin, Germany., Eckardt KU; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Enghard P; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. philipp.enghard@charite.de.; German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany. philipp.enghard@charite.de., Nanayakkara N; Center for Research, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka. nishantha4313@gmail.com.; Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka. nishantha4313@gmail.com.
Source: BMC nephrology [BMC Nephrol] 2025 Oct 22; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 578. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 22.
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