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Long-term mortality and risk of chronic kidney disease in children following severe malaria complicated by acute kidney injury: a prospective observational study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers followed children who survived severe malaria that had harmed their kidneys. Over the long term, these children had a higher risk of death and of developing lasting kidney disease. This is an observational study, so it shows a strong link but cannot prove malaria alone caused the later kidney problems.

Who did this work

Mellencamp KA · Namazzi R · Batte A · Kazinga C · Liepmann CD · Goings MJ · Opoka RO · Datta D · Ren J · Kalyesubula R · Bangirana P · Goldstein SL

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2027 May 19
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42575118/