The significance of acute kidney injury in Clostridioides difficile infection.

Tomer AvniHani HammudOranit ItzhakiAnat Gafter-GviliBenaya Rozen-ZviHaim Ben-ZviJihad BisharaAlaa Atamna

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)

CDI patients with AKI have an increased risk of mortality and further deterioration of renal function. Early renal function recovery does not infer protection from further deterioration of renal function at 3 months. Caution and nephrology follow-up should be considered after discharge for all patients who developed AKI during CDI, regardless of discharge creatinine levels.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
clostridium difficile
cardiovascular events
uric acid
risk factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome