Open AccessA Clinical Study of Acute Kidney Injury in Tropical Acute Febrile Illness
Author(s) -
Jayalal Jayapalan Nair,
Ajay Bhat,
Manjunath Prabhu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19393.8243
Subject(s) - acute kidney injury , medicine , intensive care medicine , acute illness
Tropical Acute Febrile Illness (TAFI) is one of the most common causes of morbidity within the community. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) due to infective and non infective causes is a major complication. Presence of AKI is a major cause of mortality among patients with TAFI.