title: Erythropoietin resistance in the treatment of the anemia of chronic renal failure.
abstract: Resistance to erythropoietin therapy is a common complication of the modern management of anemia in chronic kidney disease. Iron deficiency, deficiency of other nutrients, toxins, infections, and inadequate dialysis account for the vast majority of episodes of such resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 43614-5089, USA.
authors.forename: Anumeet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Priyadarshi
authors.forename: Joseph I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin