Non-oliguric renal failure - A presentation of leptospirosis

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-56

  Shah, I ^a,b  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PENICILLINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849166238     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485909X384947     Document Type: Article

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