Acute kidney injury in AIDS: frequency, RIFLE classification and outcome

Acute kidney injury in AIDS: frequency, RIFLE classification and outcome

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics of acute kidney injury (AKI) in AIDS patients and the value of RIFLE classification for predicting outcome. The study was conducted on AIDS patients admitted to an infectious diseases hospital inBrazil. The patients with AKI were...

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Main Authors: G.B. Silva Júnior, A.B. Libório, R.M.S. Mota, K.L.S. Abreu, A.E.B. Silva, S.M.H.A. Araújo, E.F. Daher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
HIV
AIDS
Prognosis
Mortality
RIFLE
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010001100013

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