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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2022

Acute kidney injury in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

Annette C Westgeest, Emile F Schippers, Nathalie M Delfos, Leo G Visser, Johan W de Fijter, Mark G J de Boer, Merel M C Lambregts

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Therapeutic drug monitoring of high-dosage intravenous flucloxacillin and mortality in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study using inverse probability weighting.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  8. Molecular Mechanisms of Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Annette C WestgeestDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), C5-P, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands. a.c.westgeest@lumc.nl.
Emile F SchippersDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), C5-P, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nathalie M DelfosDepartment of Internal Medicine, Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands.
Leo G VisserDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), C5-P, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Johan W de FijterDepartment of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
Mark G J de BoerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), C5-P, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Merel M C LambregtsDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), C5-P, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Leiden University Medical Center · NLAlrijne Ziekenhuis · NLHaga Hospital · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), with a significant impact on patient management and outcome. This study aimed to provide insight in the proportion of patients with SAB that develop AKI, the risk factors for developing AKI in this population, and its reversibility. In this retrospective, multicenter cohort study, adult patients with SAB were eligible for inclusion. Patient characteristics, clinical variables, and laboratory results were retrieved from the electronic patient files. Primary outcome was development of AKI, defined as 1.5 times baseline creatinine. Secondary outcomes were reversibility of AKI and risk factors for AKI. A total of 315 patients with SAB were included, of whom 115/315 (37%) developed acute kidney injury. In 68/115 (59%), the AKI was reversible. If kidney function recovered, this occurred within 7 days in 56/68 (82%) of patients. In multivariable logistic regression analyses, independent risk factors for AKI were as follows: complicated SAB, use of diuretics, and hemodynamic instability. Development of AKI was associated with 30-day mortality (OR 3.9; CI 2.2-6.9; p < 0.01). Acute kidney injury is a frequent complication in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Considering the irreversibility in a relevant proportion of patients, future research into the underlying pathophysiology and potential interventions is warranted.

Indexed as

Acute Kidney InjuryBacteremiaStaphylococcal InfectionsAdultCohort StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcus aureusAcute kidney injuryBacteremiaReversibilityStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID34993670
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