Could ochratoxin A in food commodities be the cause of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka?

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dc.contributor.authorWanigasuriya, K. P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIleperuma, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPeiris-John, R. J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWickremasinghe, R.en_US
dc.creator.corporateauthorRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-29T09:27:11Z
dc.date.available2014-10-29T09:27:11Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.descriptionIndexed in MEDLINE
dc.description.abstractOchratoxin A (OA) is a naturally occurring mycotoxin with nephrotoxic properties that can contaminate plant food products. OA concentrations were assessed in commonly consumed food items in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka, where chronic kidney disease is diagnosed at epidemic proportions. Ninety-eight randomly selected food samples were analysed. Mycotoxin was detected in the extract by using a MycoMonitor OchratoxinA ELISA assay kit (Helica Biosystems Inc., USA). The levels of OA found in these food commodities were below the recommended statutory maximum limit and are unlikely to be a potential risk factor for nephropathy in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.
dc.identifier.citationTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2008; 102(7): pp.726-28en_US
dc.identifier.departmentPublic Healthen_US
dc.identifier.issn0035-9203 (Print)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1878-3503 (Electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1884
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.titleCould ochratoxin A in food commodities be the cause of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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