| Literature DB >> 15982443 |
Rachael Slack1, Kay C Hawkins, Louise Gilhooley, G Michael Addison, Malcolm A Lewis, Nicholas J A Webb.
Abstract
SETTING: Twenty-one of 209 children admitted to the intensive care unit with meningococcal septicemia developed oliguric acute renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy. PATIENTS: Twelve survivors underwent renal assessment at a median of 4.2 yrs postpresentation. RESULT: Two had abnormal glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, and hypertension; one had isolated proteinuria; and one had an isolated renal parenchymal defect on DMSA scan.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15982443 DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000163285.74452.23
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Crit Care Med ISSN: 1529-7535 Impact factor: 3.624