Massive fluid requirements and an unusual BUN/creatinine ratio for pre-renal failure in patients with cholera.

Massive fluid requirements and an unusual BUN/creatinine ratio for pre-renal failure in patients with cholera.

BACKGROUND:Cholera is an important infectious cause of secretory diarrhea. The primary symptom of infection is the sudden onset of watery diarrhea with subsequent volume depletion causing renal insufficiency. The objective of this research is to study the level of dehydration at presentation and sub...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Tariq, Murtaza Memon, Asif Jafferani, Sana Shoukat, Saqib Ali Gowani, Rabeeya Nusrat, Mehmood Riaz, Junaid Patel, Bushra Jamil, Raymond A Smego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2763218?pdf=render

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