Factors associated with acute kidney injury and outcomes in patients with malaria in a district hospital in Rwanda
The existence of AKI among severe malaria patients was evident with some recovering and others dying. There is a need for educating healthcare professionals, mostly at district hospitals about the diagnosis and management of AKI as a result of complicated malaria.
Authors
- Geldine Chironda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-1495)
- Violette Dushimiyimana
- Lakshmi Rajeswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5091-0200)
- L. Umuhire
- Michel Nkuranyabahizi
- Jean Claude Shyaka
- Flavien Ngendahayo
- Innocent Ngerageze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4750-9045)
Institutions
- Mzuzu University (MW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v24i3.12
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54