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An elevated pro-inflammatory cytokine response is linked to development of amphotericin B-induced nephrotoxicity
Author(s) -
Louis Yi Ann Chai,
Mihai G. Netea,
Bee Choo Tai,
LayWai Khin,
Alieke G. Vonk,
Boon Wee Teo,
H. T. Schlamm,
Raoul Herbrecht,
J. Peter Donnelly,
Peter F. Troke,
Bart Jan Kullberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt055
Subject(s) - nephrotoxicity , medicine , amphotericin b , cytokine , amphotericin b deoxycholate , acute kidney injury , creatinine , hazard ratio , gastroenterology , pharmacology , immunology , kidney , antifungal , confidence interval , dermatology , caspofungin
The underlying mechanism for amphotericin B-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) remains poorly understood and may be immunologically mediated. We assessed whether the development of nephrotoxicity is linked to a distinct cytokine profile in patients receiving amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmBD).

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