Editor's Pick: Acute Kidney Injury in Tropical Countries

Editor's Pick: Acute Kidney Injury in Tropical Countries

Acute kidney injury (AKI) in tropical countries is strikingly different from that in countries with a temperate climate. Tropical regions are characterised by year-round high temperatures and the absence of frost, which supports the propagation of infections that can potentially cause AKI. The aetio...

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Main Authors: Jeyachandran Dhanapriya, Thanigachalam Dineshkumar, Ramanathan Sakthirajan, Natarajan Gopalakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2017-07-01
Series:European Medical Journal Nephrology
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury (AKI)
chronic kidney disease (CKD)
haemodialysis
infection
mortality
Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/nephrology/article/editors-pick-acute-kidney-injury-in-tropical-countries/

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