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COVID-19−Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Outcomes
Aklilu A, Kumar S, Nugent J, Yamamoto Y, Coronel-Moreno C, Kadhim B, Faulkner S, O’Connor K, Yasmin F, Greenberg J, Moledina D, Testani J, Wilson F. COVID-19−Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Outcomes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 414-423. PMID: 38407862, PMCID: PMC10897825, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryCOVID-19-associated AKIAcute kidney injuryMulticenter cohort studyKidney function declineKidney functionKidney injuryCohort studyKidney outcomes of patientsIncidence of acute kidney injuryLong-term kidney outcomesHistorical cohort of patientsMultivariate time-to-event analysesPositive influenza ALongitudinal multicenter cohort studyWorsening kidney functionOutcomes of patientsAdverse kidney eventsCohort of patientsComposite of mortalityMarkers of illness severityAdult hospitalized patientsBaseline comorbidity scoreTime-to-event analysisFunctional decline
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Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Mortality among Individuals with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis in Uganda
Kansiime G, Aklilu A, Baluku J, Yasmin F, Kanyesigye M, Muzoora C, Wilson F, Bajunirwe F, Brewster U, Kalyesubula R. Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Mortality among Individuals with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis in Uganda. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1446-1454. PMID: 39141693, PMCID: PMC11556924, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryDiagnosis periodKidney injuryKDIGO-defined acute kidney injuryKidney functionTB diagnosisPredictors of acute kidney injuryTime to TB diagnosisAssociated with significant risk of mortalityIndependent of HIV statusOverall incidence of AKIAssociated with increased mortality riskCohort study of adultsAssociated with higher oddsAssociated with significant mortalityDrug-susceptible TBDrug-susceptible tuberculosisObservational cohort study of adultsAssociated with significant riskHIV-negative participantsSignificant risk of mortalityObservational cohort studyStudy of adultsMonitoring kidney function