Open AccessAcute Kidney Injuries in Children with Severe Malaria
Author(s) -
Folake Moriliat Afolayan,
Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin,
Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir,
Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim,
Sikiru Abayomi Biliaminu,
Olugbenga A. Mokuolu,
A Ojuawo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.006
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , cystatin c , renal function , kidney disease , acute kidney injury , urology , cystatin , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , physics , optics
Serum creatinine levels are often used to diagnose acute kidney injury (AKI), but may not necessarily accurately reflect changes in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This study aimed to compare the prevalence of AKI in children with severe malaria using diagnostic criteria based on creatinine values in contrast to cystatin C.