Open AccessVancomycin and the Risk of AKI: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Abhisekh Ray,
Ammar Haikal,
Kassem Hammoud,
Alan S.L. Yu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05920616
Subject(s) - medicine , vancomycin , meta analysis , intensive care medicine , medline , systematic review , staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , genetics , political science , law
Vancomycin has been in use for more than half a century, but whether it is truly nephrotoxic and to what extent are still highly controversial. The objective of this study was to determine the risk of AKI attributable to intravenous vancomycin.
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