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Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna
versão On-line ISSN 2312-3893
Resumo
MARTINEZ GOMEZ, Liz Paola e ORTEGA FILARTIGA, Edgar. Prevalence of acute renal injury in patients treated with colistin. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2018, vol.5, n.2, pp.45-52. Epub 01-Set-2018. ISSN 2312-3893. https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2018.05(02)45-052.
Introduction:
Colistin is an effective antibiotic to treat infections caused by multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria but tends to produce acute renal injury.
Objectives:
To determine the frequency of acute renal injury in adult patients treated with colistin and to identify the presence of associated comorbid conditions.
Methodology:
Retrospective observational study of patients treated with colistin in the National Hospital, Paraguay in 2016-2017.
Results:
Eighty patients were studied and 64% of them were male. The mean age was 50±17 years. The prevalence of acute renal injury was 70%. According to the RIFLE criteria there was an injury in 45% of the cases, risk of injury in 25% and no risk/no injury in 30%. The most common comorbid conditions were hypertension (61%) and diabetes mellitus (31%). The most frequently isolated germs were Acinetobacter baumannii (57%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (24%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (19%). The most commonly used antibiotics in combination with colistin were vancomycin (46%) and carbapenems (43%).
Conclusions:
The prevalence of acute renal injury was 70%. According to the RIFLE criteria, the injury predominated. The most common comorbid conditions were hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
Palavras-chave : colistin; antibacterials; infections by Gram negative bacteria.