Volume 18, Number 5—May 2012
Dispatch
Plasmodium vivax Malaria–associated Acute Kidney Injury, India, 2010–2011
Vivek B. Kute
, Hargovind L. Trivedi, Aruna V. Vanikar, Pankaj R. Shah, Manoj R. Gumber, Himanshu V. Patel, Jitendra G. Goswami, and Kamal V. Kanodia
, Hargovind L. Trivedi, Aruna V. Vanikar, Pankaj R. Shah, Manoj R. Gumber, Himanshu V. Patel, Jitendra G. Goswami, and Kamal V. KanodiaTable 1
Baseline values for 25 Plasmodium vivax patients with acute kidney injury, Ahmedabad, India, 2010–2011*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 30.1 ± 12.3 |
| Hypotension not resolving after receipt of fluid, no. (%) | 3 (12) |
| Mechanical ventilation, no. (%) | 4 (16) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L | 1267 ± 462 |
| APACHE 2 score | 17.4 ± 3.8 (9–27) |
| SOFA score | 8.4 ± 2.8 (4–14) |
| MODS score | 7.9 ± 2.8 (4–14) |
| GCS score | 14.3 ± 1.14 (12–15) |
| Hemoglobin, gm/L | 8.02 ± 1.6 |
| Hematocrit, % | 24.6 ± 4.9 |
| Leukocytes, cells/mm3 | 9,002.8 ± 3,098 |
| Platelets, cells/μL | 108,680 ± 91,606 |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | 5.6 ± 7.6 |
| Direct bilirubin, mg/dL | 4.1 ± 6.2 |
| Indirect bilirubin, mg/dL | 1.5 ± 2.1 |
| Alanine aminotransferase, U/L | 66 ± 45.5 |
| Sodium, mmol/L | 130 ± 6.8 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 7.37 ± 2.6 |
| Blood urea, mg/dL | 140.4 ± 59 |
| No. hemodialysis sessions | 5.1 ± 3.5 |
*Values are mean ± SD (range) except as indicated. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; MODS, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.
