ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2013
Community-acquired acute kidney injury in tropical countries.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Maintenance Dialysis throughout the World in Years 1990 and 2010.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2015Pooled it
- Kidney disease among children in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.Pediatric research · 2015Pooled it
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- Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2024Review
- Clinical epidemiology and outcomes of emergency department-acute kidney injury: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Community-acquired acute kidney injury in India: data from ISN-acute kidney injury registry.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
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- Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury in Malaria and Non-Malarial Febrile Illness: A Prospective Cohort Study.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Acute kidney injury.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2021Review
- Association between Urinary Potassium Excretion and Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells on Gentamicin-Induced Renal Injury and Genotoxicity in Rats.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Clinical, hematobiochemical, and pathological findings and therapeutic management of viperine snake envenomation in zebu cattle.Tropical animal health and production · 2020Article
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Abstract
Community-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI) in developing tropical countries is markedly different from AKI in developed countries with a temperate climate, which exemplifies the influence that environment can have on the epidemiology of human diseases. The aetiology and presentation of AKI reflect the ethnicity, socioeconomic factors, climatic and ecological characteristics in tropical countries. Tropical zones are characterized by high year-round temperatures and the absence of frost, which supports the propagation of infections that can cause AKI, including malaria, leptospirosis, HIV and diarrhoeal diseases. Other major causes of AKI in tropical countries are envenomation; ingestion of toxic herbs or chemicals; poisoning; and obstetric complications. These factors are associated with low levels of income, poor access to treatment, and social or cultural practices (such as the use of traditional herbal medicines and treatments) that contribute to poor outcomes of patients with AKI. Most causes of AKI in developing tropical countries are preventable, but strategies to improve the outcomes and reduce the burden of tropical AKI require both improvements in basic public health, achieved through effective interventions, and increased access to effective medical care (especially for patients with established AKI).
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