Aminoglycoside-associated acute kidney injury in elderly patients with and without shock
Author(s) -
Lizhen Ong,
Paul Anantharajah Tambyah,
Lionel Lum,
Zhen-Jie Low,
Ivy Cheng,
Tanusya Murali Murali,
Meiqi Wan,
HorngRuey Chua
Publication year - 2016
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/dkw296
Subject(s) - aminoglycoside , medicine , acute kidney injury , shock (circulatory) , intensive care medicine , kidney , emergency medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Multiresistant Gram-negative pathogens pose major healthcare concerns with a limited therapeutic armamentarium. Aminoglycosides (AG) are under-utilized due to nephrotoxicity. We aimed to evaluate AG-associated acute kidney injury (AG-AKI) in elderly inpatients, with and without shock.
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