Acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with diphtheria in northwestern Nigeria: incidence and hospitalization outcomes
There is a high incidence of AKI among children with diphtheria and increased odds of death. Factors that predicted AKI included younger age, oxygen therapy, and medications (ibuprofen and dexamethasone).
Authors
- Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2621-6593)
- Michael Abel Alao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0109-4435)
- Abdurrazzaq Alege
- Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- University College Hospital, Ibadan (NG)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (NG)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Renal Failure
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0886022x.2025.2465817
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.19