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Effect of IVIG Treatment on Renal Function in Neonates
So Yeon Kim, Haeng Mi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(10):1414-1419.   Published online October 15, 1994
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of intraveneous immunoglobulin(IVIG) infusion on renal function in neonates. IVIG has provided quite safe in neonates given therapeutic doses. But nephrotoxicity is not a recognized adverse events of IVIG therapy, only several previous adult cases having been described. A total twenty five neonates suspected sepsis was randomely assigned to IVIG(n=12) or control(n=13) group. Neonates...