Defining acute kidney injury in dengue viral infection by conventional and novel classification systems (AKIN and RIFLE): a comparative analysis

Mallhi TH 1 , Khan AH 1 , Sarriff A 1 , Adnan AS 2 , Khan YH 1 , Jummaat F 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
  • 2 Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, University Sains Malaysia, Kota Baru, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, University Sains Malaysia, Kota Baru, Kelantan, Malaysia
Postgrad Med J, 2016 Feb;92(1084):78-86.
PMID: 26729887 DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133582

Abstract

Several criteria have been used to stratify acute kidney injury (AKI) in dengue infection and have resulted in variations in its incidence as well as clinic-laboratory characteristics. The current study was aimed to compare three commonly used criteria of AKI among patients with dengue.

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