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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Evaluation of the effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine on accelerating the recovery of renal failure in patients with leptospirosis, a randomized clinical trial study.

Lotfollah Davoodi, Narjes Roudsar Ebrahimi, Hamideh Izadyar, Siavash Moradi, Alireza Razavi, Zakaria Zakariaei, Eissa Soleymani

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lotfollah DavoodiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Narjes Roudsar EbrahimiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Hamideh IzadyarDepartment of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Siavash MoradiDirector of Medical Education Development Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Alireza RazaviStudent Research Committee, School of medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Zakaria ZakariaeiToxicology and Forensic Medicine Division, Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Eissa SoleymaniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRImam Khomeini Hospital · IR

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Abstract

backgroundLimited studies have been conducted on patients with renal function recovery regarding severe leptospirosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in accelerating the reduction of serum creatinine in patients with leptospirosis. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis is a clinical trial study involving 64 patients with leptospirosis, with microscopic agglutination tests used to confirm the diagnosis of acute kidney injury. NAC was given to patients with a glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 ml/min at 1200 mg every 12 h, and it lasted for 48 h. Next, 32 patients were measured and the relationship between the length of hospitalization, age, and sex was also examined. Additionally, the two groups of case and control were compared in terms of the rate of decrease in serum creatinine level in three different time periods. The Shapro-Wilk test was used to investigate the distribution of data.

resultsNo significant differences were observed in the decrease in serum creatinine level on the first, third, and seventh days of hospitalization and also in the use of NAC between the case and control groups (P = 0.255). In addition, the use of NAC had no significant effect on reducing the length of hospitalization (P = 0.067).

conclusionRecovery of acute kidney injury following leptospirosis and drugs that accelerate the healing process in these patients require further studies with greater sample size and longer follow-up time.

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Acute kidney injuryCreatinine levelLeptospirosisN-acetyl cysteine

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