Acute kidney injury is associated with impaired cognition and chronic kidney disease in a prospective cohort of children with severe malaria

Acute kidney injury is associated with impaired cognition and chronic kidney disease in a prospective cohort of children with severe malaria

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a recognized complication of pediatric severe malaria, but its long-term consequences are unknown. Methods Ugandan children with cerebral malaria (CM, n = 260) and severe malaria anemia (SMA, n = 219) or community children (CC, n = 173) between 1.5 an...

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Main Authors: Andrea L. Conroy, Robert O. Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Richard Idro, John M. Ssenkusu, Dibyadyuti Datta, James S. Hodges, Catherine Morgan, Chandy C. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Malaria
Child
Cognition
Mortality
Chronic kidney disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1332-7

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