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ANTIBIOTIC- INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
(SGEM World Science, 2021, Magda Petrescu, Andreea Grosu, Anamaria Trandafir, Liliana A. Tuta, Camelia Pana)
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Antibiotics represent one of the most used classes of medications since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928. A significant percentage of antibiotics and their metabolites are excreted in the urine, leading to a high concentration in the kidney that may often cause renal impairment. Medication-induced nephrotoxicity represents one of the most common causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients. Clinical manifestations are variable, ranging from mild to severe forms, requiring re...
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Section Information and Library Science2021