Switching Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease from Oral Iron to Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose: Effects on Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Requirements, Costs, Hemoglobin and Iron Status

Jorge Eduardo Toblli; Federico Di Gennaro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125528

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Switching Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease from Oral Iron to Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose: Effects on Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Requirements, Costs, Hemoglobin and Iron Status

Jorge Eduardo Toblli ,

* E-mail: jorgetoblli@fibertel.com.ar

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Federico Di Gennaro

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Switching Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease from Oral Iron to Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose: Effects on Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Requirements, Costs, Hemoglobin and Iron Status

Jorge Eduardo Toblli,
Federico Di Gennaro

Published: April 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125528

About the Authors

Jorge Eduardo Toblli

* E-mail: jorgetoblli@fibertel.com.ar

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Federico Di Gennaro

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Competing Interests

The authors of this manuscript have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: JET has received research grants and consultancy fees from Vifor Pharma Ltd. FDG declared that no competing interests exist. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JET. Performed the experiments: FDG. Analyzed the data: JET FDG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JET FDG. Wrote the paper: JET FDG. Supervision or mentorship: JET.

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