Higher incidence of acute kidney injury with intravenous colistimethate sodium compared with polymyxin B in critically ill patients at a tertiary care medical center.

Akajagbor, Darowan S; Wilson, Sharon L; Shere-Wolfe, Kapana D; Dakum, Paul; Charurat, Manhattan E; Gilliam, Bruce L · Clin Infect Dis · 2013

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Nephrotoxicity was assessed in 173 critically ill patients receiving intravenous colistin or polymyxin B; it occurred in 60.4% and 41.8%, respectively. Further investigation is necessary to elucidate the reason for the difference in nephrotoxicity observed between the groups and to assess the impact of severity of illness and dosing/administration.

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