Rhabdomyolysis-induced acute renal failure associated with legionnaires' disease

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-346

  Erdogan, Haluk ^a   Yilmaz, Aynur ^a   Kal, Oznur ^a   Erdogan, Askin ^a   Arslan, Hande ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Legionella; Legionnaires' disease; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CLARITHROMYCIN; INFUSION FLUID; LEVOFLOXACIN; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; MANNITOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMODIALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; LUNG; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 33747622062     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590600795248     Document Type: Article

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